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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), fruits

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 84.0 4.6 74.3 90.4 14
Crude protein % DM 3.7 0.7 2.4 4.9 16
Crude fibre % DM 6.1 3.0 1.8 10.3 13
NDF % DM 24.1 2.0 21.4 26.6 6
ADF % DM 19.5 6.9 12.9 29.3 4
Lignin % DM 7.8 2.0 5.3 9.4 4
Ether extract % DM 2.3 1.1 1.0 3.8 9
Ash % DM 3.7 1.6 1.9 8.0 14
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.9 3.9 1.0 9.0 6
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.7 2.7 0.7 6.1 6
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 4.5 0.7 3.4 4.8 4
Arginine % protein 3.1 0.8 2.1 4.1 4
Aspartic acid % protein 8.1 0.2 7.8 8.3 4
Cystine % protein 1.6 1.5 1.7 2
Glutamic acid % protein 11.8 1.8 9.3 13.1 4
Glycine % protein 4.2 0.4 3.8 4.8 4
Histidine % protein 1.2 0.2 1.0 1.5 4
Isoleucine % protein 3.1 0.7 2.1 3.4 4
Leucine % protein 5.8 1.6 3.4 6.9 4
Lysine % protein 2.7 1.0 1.4 3.4 4
Methionine % protein 1.5 0.7 0.7 2.1 4
Phenylalanine % protein 3.3 0.8 2.1 3.8 4
Proline % protein 3.2 0.5 2.8 3.9 4
Serine % protein 3.8 1.5 1.7 4.8 4
Threonine % protein 3.4 1.0 2.1 4.1 4
Tryptophan % protein 1.1 1
Tyrosine % protein 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.7 3
Valine % protein 4.2 0.5 3.4 4.6 4
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 83.0 6.5 76.4 89.4 3
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 79.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.0 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.9 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 30.1 35.6 0.0 69.4 3
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 80.5 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.2 *

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Al-Yousef et al., 1993; Boudechiche et al., 2010; Chehma et al., 2001; El-Hag et al., 1992; Fangauf et al., 1957; Genin et al., 2004; Hussein et al., 1998; IAV, 2009; Kamel et al., 1981; Kamel et al., 1981; Rihani et al., 1988; Vandepopuliere et al., 1995

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:06

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