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Acacia (Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana), leaves, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 45.4 9.0 36.6 55.8 4
Crude protein % DM 16.7 3.2 10.5 20.8 18
Crude fibre % DM 18.4 6.8 12.3 42.7 16
NDF % DM 37.8 9.1 29.6 66.1 13
ADF % DM 24.9 8.9 14.2 52.4 15
Lignin % DM 11.1 3.7 4.3 20.2 15
Ether extract % DM 4.3 1.4 2.2 7.3 16
Ash % DM 11.0 4.3 6.1 21.4 18
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.0 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 18.7 6.1 8.9 28.7 13
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.8 0.5 0.9 2.8 13
Potassium g/kg DM 11.4 2.6 8.0 16.0 8
Sodium g/kg DM 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 4
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.7 0.6 2.2 3.7 8
Manganese mg/kg DM 64 25 26 82 4
Zinc mg/kg DM 22 8 10 27 4
Copper mg/kg DM 4 1 2 5 4
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 33.6 15.5 0.0 53.2 11
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 6
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 77.0 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 73.6 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.2 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.7 *

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

References

Bartha, 1970; CIRAD, 1991

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:32

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