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

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 36.3 16.2 26.9 76.0 8
Crude protein % DM 17.8 2.8 13.5 21.0 15
Crude fibre % DM 21.9 3.8 13.3 27.2 9
NDF % DM 41.0 8.3 34.8 58.6 7
ADF % DM 29.1 3.9 21.6 33.8 7
Lignin % DM 9.0 1.0 7.8 10.3 7
Ether extract % DM 2.1 1.1 0.9 4.8 9
Ash % DM 7.4 1.1 6.3 9.2 10
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.4 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 9.2 3.9 1.7 14.6 8
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.3 2.3 1.7 8.7 8
Potassium g/kg DM 15.7 2.0 14.0 18.9 6
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6 0.5 2.2 3.5 6
Manganese mg/kg DM 44 18 69 2
Zinc mg/kg DM 32 23 41 2
Copper mg/kg DM 3 3 3 2
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 15.1 15.4 0.0 47.3 7
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 3
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 87.1 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 84.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.5 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.4 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 55.7 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.2 *

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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