Swaziland finger grass (Digitaria swazilandensis), hay
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 91.9 | 1.2 | 90.5 | 92.5 | 3 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 9.5 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 3 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 32.5 | 2.2 | 30.1 | 34.6 | 3 | |
| NDF | % DM | 67.8 | * | ||||
| ADF | % DM | 38.1 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 2 | * | |
| Lignin | % DM | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2 | * | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 1.3 | 1 | ||||
| Ash | % DM | 7.4 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 3 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.3 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | ||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2 | ||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 11.5 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 2 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 1.2 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 2 | ||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 61.8 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 58.3 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.6 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.6 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:12
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