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Cocoa hulls

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 88.6 2.2 85.3 93.8 368
Crude protein % DM 17.8 0.9 15.8 19.8 361
Crude fibre % DM 20.7 1.4 17.8 23.7 364
NDF % DM 46.5 3.2 39.1 53.4 70
ADF % DM 36.8 2.5 30.4 41.1 71
Lignin % DM 17.4 1.8 14.0 21.9 116
Ether extract % DM 5.9 1.6 2.6 9.2 197
Ash % DM 9.3 0.6 8.3 10.7 217
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 7.7 0.8 6.8 8.3 3
Total sugars % DM 1.0 0.4 1.6 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.8 0.5 18.3 19.7 6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.7 0.7 2.2 5.1 107
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4.4 0.6 3.2 5.8 117
Potassium g/kg DM 26.8 2.1 22.0 30.2 45
Sodium g/kg DM 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 17
Magnesium g/kg DM 4.3 3.6 5.0 2
Copper mg/kg DM 39 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Cystine % protein 1.3 1
Lysine % protein 5.1 1
Methionine % protein 1.3 1
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 11.8 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 38.2 1
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 35.8 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 6.7 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 5.4 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 56.9 13.1 56.9 2 *
a (N) % 37.2 1
b (N) % 36.4 1
c (N) h-1 0.041 1
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 56 *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 52 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 19.6 1
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 3.7 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 2.9 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 1.6 *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % -7.7 1
 
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 28.1 *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 5.3 1
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 5.2 *

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Azevêdo et al., 2011; Carvalho Junior et al., 2009; CIRAD, 1991; Maertens et al., 2001; Marcondes et al., 2009; Morgan et al., 1980; Neumark, 1970; Noblet, 2001; Onwuka et al., 1997; Owusu-Domfeh et al., 1970

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