Barrel medic (Medicago truncatula), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 17.6 | 11 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Crude protein | % DM | 18.5 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 29 | 39 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 19.3 | 8.8 | 10 | 34.6 | 25 | |
| Neutral detergent fibre | % DM | 41.7 | 13.8 | 21.5 | 69.1 | 15 | |
| Acid detergent fibre | % DM | 27.8 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 54.5 | 13 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.1 | 1 | ||||
| Ash | % DM | 21.5 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 47.6 | 27 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 16.8 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 20.7 | 16.1 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3 | ||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 15.2 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2 | ||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 3.7 | 1 | ||||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 300 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Tanins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminants nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 72.2 | 11.3 | 36.4 | 77.6 | 24 | * |
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 69 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.2 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 73.6 | * | ||||
| Rabbit nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| DE rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 7.3 | * | ||||
| MEn rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 6.4 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, rabbit | % | 43.7 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit | % | 100 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Alane et al., 2020; Alford et al., 2003; Benyoussef et al., 2016; Brand et al., 1991; Franklin-McEvoy et al., 2007; Gasmi-Boubaker et al., 2012; Shrestha et al., 1998; Vargas et al., 1965
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