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Tamarind leaves

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 37.1 15.1 25.2 54.2 3
Crude protein % DM 11.8 2.1 8.7 15.8 12
Crude fibre % DM 23.3 4.9 15.6 29.2 10
NDF % DM 54.8 6.6 42.5 60.3 6
ADF % DM 43.6 9.0 32.2 59.6 6
Lignin % DM 23.5 8.5 13.4 36.5 5
Ether extract % DM 5.9 2.1 3.5 9.6 9
Ash % DM 7.6 2.1 4.9 11.9 12
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.8 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 18.7 7.4 4.3 28.6 9
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.1 1.4 0.9 5.2 9
Potassium g/kg DM 7.9 3.4 4.8 14.3 6
Magnesium g/kg DM 3.7 1.0 2.6 5.6 7
Zinc mg/kg DM 117 1
Copper mg/kg DM 7 1
Iron mg/kg DM 635 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Arginine % protein 5.9 1
Cystine % protein 0.9 1
Glycine % protein 5.0 1
Histidine % protein 2.3 1
Isoleucine % protein 5.2 1
Leucine % protein 9.2 1
Lysine % protein 5.9 1
Methionine % protein 1.3 1
Phenylalanine % protein 5.9 1
Threonine % protein 4.8 1
Tyrosine % protein 3.6 1
Valine % protein 5.9 1

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Busson, 1963; CIRAD, 1991; Gowda et al., 2004; Kibont et al., 1993; Malik et al., 1967; Orskov et al., 1992; Sen, 1938

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:15

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