Buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 2 | ||
| Crude protein | % DM | 12.3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 5 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 14.6 | 8.4 | 20.8 | 2 | ||
| NDF | % DM | 47.0 | 9.6 | 35.8 | 52.5 | 3 | |
| ADF | % DM | 21.5 | 1.2 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 3 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 7.5 | 1 | ||||
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.8 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Ash | % DM | 9.2 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 4 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.0 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 33.5 | 20.2 | 46.8 | 2 | ||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 20.9 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 2.1 | 1 | ||||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 307 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 13.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 2 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Aganga et al., 2005; CIRAD, 1991; Dougall et al., 1958; Makkar et al., 1998
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