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Acacia (Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana), pods, dry

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 90.2 5.7 76.0 97.1 16
Crude protein % DM 17.5 2.8 14.6 24.9 16
Crude fibre % DM 23.4 4.6 16.4 37.6 16
NDF % DM 38.0 3.1 34.1 42.8 6
ADF % DM 30.6 2.4 28.2 34.3 6
Lignin % DM 9.0 0.7 7.9 9.8 6
Ether extract % DM 1.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 16
Ash % DM 6.3 1.4 4.8 11.0 16
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 8.3 2.1 5.1 11.9 16
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.5 0.4 1.7 3.1 16
Potassium g/kg DM 14.3 2.0 10.5 16.9 14
Sodium g/kg DM 0.0 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.3 0.5 1.7 3.5 14
Manganese mg/kg DM 34 23 16 96 11
Zinc mg/kg DM 27 5 14 33 11
Copper mg/kg DM 3 1 2 5 11
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 14.4 8.0 7.7 29.4 6
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 86.6 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 84.1 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.6 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.5 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 53.3 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 9.9 *

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

References

CIRAD, 1991; INFIC, 1978

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

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