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Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus), silage

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 24.1 4.4 17.7 31.8 8  
Crude protein % DM 5.7 1.3 3.6 7 8  
Crude fibre % DM 37.4       1  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 74.1 2.3 70.5 76.5 7 *
Acid detergent fibre % DM 44.3 2.6 37.7 45 7 *
Lignin % DM 6.4 0.7 5.8 7.6 7  
Ether extract % DM 1.9       1  
Ash % DM 6.9 1.3 4.8 9 8  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.4         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 57.3       1 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 53.1         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.8         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 7.9         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 20.7       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 24   13 30 3  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 27   18 33 3  
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 30   28 33 3  
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) % 36   34 38 3  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 6.5         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 6.4         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 35.5         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 47.9         *

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

References

Blair Rains, 1963; Ribeiro et al., 2014; Ribeiro et al., 2014

Last updated on 23/09/2021 17:29:18

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