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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), pulp from sugar extraction

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 88.3 6.4 79.8 95.2 4
Crude protein % DM 5.2 2.2 3.0 8.1 4
Crude fibre % DM 7.5 3.8 2.9 11.8 4
Ether extract % DM 1.0 0.9 0.1 1.9 4
Ash % DM 2.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 4
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 5.0 3.1 6.9 2
Phosphorus g/kg DM 6.1 6.0 6.2 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 5.7 1
Arginine % protein 3.0 1
Aspartic acid % protein 9.5 1
Glutamic acid % protein 10.0 1
Glycine % protein 5.7 1
Histidine % protein 2.7 1
Isoleucine % protein 4.4 1
Leucine % protein 8.0 1
Lysine % protein 4.8 3.9 5.7 2
Methionine % protein 1.9 1
Phenylalanine % protein 4.9 1
Proline % protein 5.2 1
Serine % protein 5.4 1
Threonine % protein 4.5 1
Tyrosine % protein 2.1 1
Valine % protein 5.7 1
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 78.3 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.8 *

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

References

Al-Harthi et al., 2009; Al‐Hiti et al., 1978; El-Gasim et al., 1986; Fangauf et al., 1957

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

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