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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), pits

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 90.5 0.9 89.3 92.3 17
Crude protein % DM 6.4 0.6 5.8 8.4 21
Crude fibre % DM 28.9 10.1 15.7 47.9 19
NDF % DM 66.1 4.5 57.5 69.4 6
ADF % DM 45.5 3.9 41.2 52.8 6
Lignin % DM 8.5 6.0 3.9 18.4 6
Ether extract % DM 6.7 1.4 4.9 9.0 18
Ash % DM 1.9 0.5 1.3 3.2 20
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 20.0 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.5 2.0 0.6 6.7 14
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.3 0.6 1.3 3.3 14
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 4.2 0.1 4.1 4.4 4
Arginine % protein 4.1 3.9 1.1 9.8 4
Aspartic acid % protein 7.4 1.4 6.3 9.1 4
Cystine % protein 1.7 1.7 1.8 2
Glutamic acid % protein 13.3 3.5 9.6 17.2 4
Glycine % protein 3.8 0.9 3.0 4.7 4
Histidine % protein 1.5 0.6 0.9 2.1 4
Isoleucine % protein 3.0 0.3 2.8 3.5 4
Leucine % protein 5.7 0.1 5.6 5.8 4
Lysine % protein 3.8 1.0 2.9 4.7 4
Methionine % protein 1.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 4
Phenylalanine % protein 3.5 0.1 3.4 3.6 4
Proline % protein 3.0 0.3 2.7 3.3 4
Serine % protein 3.8 0.3 3.5 4.0 4
Threonine % protein 3.2 0.2 3.0 3.4 4
Tryptophan % protein 0.8 1
Tyrosine % protein 1.3 0.2 1.1 1.4 3
Valine % protein 3.9 0.9 3.1 4.9 4
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 71.4 1
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 70.2 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.0 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.5 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 18.0 0.0 36.0 2
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 44.8 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 8.9 *
 
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
TME poultry MJ/kg DM 3.3 1

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Al-Yousef et al., 1993; El Shazly et al., 1963; El-Gasim et al., 1986; El-Hag et al., 1992; Fangauf et al., 1957; Genin et al., 2004; Hussein et al., 1998; Kamel et al., 1981; Kamel et al., 1981; Vandepopuliere et al., 1995

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:07

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