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Bauhinia thonningii, leaves

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 30.9 7.6 19.7 39.8 9
Crude protein % DM 10.1 2.4 6.4 15.3 22
Crude fibre % DM 27.0 3.6 20.0 32.1 19
NDF % DM 56.4 5.4 47.6 64.2 18
ADF % DM 44.4 6.0 31.5 56.0 18
Lignin % DM 21.9 5.1 13.0 31.2 18
Ether extract % DM 4.5 1.7 2.6 7.6 18
Ash % DM 6.9 1.5 4.8 9.4 22
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.7 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 12.1 7.0 2.8 21.4 17
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.5 0.7 0.4 3.6 17
Potassium g/kg DM 10.7 5.2 4.4 20.2 15
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 3
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.3 0.8 1.3 4.1 15
Manganese mg/kg DM 163 130 36 297 3
Zinc mg/kg DM 25 11 14 36 3
Copper mg/kg DM 8 2 6 10 3
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 27.1 18.3 0.0 57.0 7
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 15.5 26.4 0.2 46.0 3

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

References

Bartha, 1970; CIRAD, 1991; Rubanza et al., 2003

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

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