Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 35.2 | 32.0 | 38.3 | 2 | ||
| Crude protein | % DM | 15.8 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 22.8 | 9 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 34.0 | 11.0 | 17.6 | 41.1 | 4 | |
| NDF | % DM | 46.7 | 32.5 | 60.9 | 2 | ||
| ADF | % DM | 37.0 | 20.5 | 53.4 | 2 | ||
| Lignin | % DM | 13.1 | 7.0 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4 | |
| Ash | % DM | 6.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 9 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 19.3 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 16.5 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 40.5 | 8 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 19.9 | 17.4 | 22.3 | 2 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.8 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 8.5 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 2 | ||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 73.5 | 1 | ||||
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 61.2 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 58.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 11.3 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.0 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 44.0 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Barnes, 1998; CIRAD, 1991; Nasrullah et al., 2003; Work, 1938
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