Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 14.0 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 6 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 16.4 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 30.1 | 7 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 24.9 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 29.0 | 7 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 7 | |
| Ash | % DM | 16.8 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 18.8 | 7 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 17.2 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 31.8 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 40.6 | 4 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 18.7 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 3 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 49.4 | 4.0 | 44.4 | 54.0 | 4 | |
| ME ruminants (FAO, 1982) | MJ/kg DM | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 2 | ||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 51.0 | 5.8 | 46.0 | 56.0 | 4 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Holm, 1971; Holm, 1971; INFIC, 1978
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