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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), meal, without hulls, expeller extraction

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 91.7 91.3 92.0 2
Crude protein % DM 44.4 39.1 49.7 2
Crude fibre % DM 14.0 9.0 19.0 2
Ether extract % DM 9.7 8.3 11.0 2
Ash % DM 8.1 8.0 8.2 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 21.2 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 0.6 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 11.0 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 67.7 1
ME ruminants (FAO, 1982) MJ/kg DM 11.7 1
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 88.0 1

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

References

Goss et al., 1954; Patel, 1966

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:58

Table status 
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