Neem (Azadirachta indica), leaves, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 33.5 | 3.9 | 27.1 | 37.0 | 5 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 16.6 | 2.4 | 12.2 | 20.4 | 13 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 16.8 | 3.5 | 12.7 | 21.1 | 8 | |
| NDF | % DM | 40.3 | 9.6 | 25.5 | 54.6 | 7 | |
| ADF | % DM | 30.0 | 8.7 | 20.8 | 44.8 | 7 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 12.3 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 14.5 | 4 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 9 | |
| Ash | % DM | 12.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 33.3 | 14 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 17.6 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 18.3 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 26.5 | 4 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 3.1 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 114 | 1 | ||||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 1012 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 5.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2 | ||
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 6.0 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 58.3 | 1 | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 57.3 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.1 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.1 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 52.0 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Amanullah et al., 2006; Babayemi et al., 2006; CIRAD, 1991; Dey et al., 2006; Gowda et al., 2004; Khanum et al., 2007; Majumder et al., 1956; Malik et al., 1967; Sen, 1938
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