Teosinte (Zea sp.), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 26.2 | 1 | ||||
| Crude protein | % DM | 8.5 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 3 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 27.7 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 32.9 | 3 | |
| NDF | % DM | 63.3 | * | ||||
| ADF | % DM | 32.8 | * | ||||
| Lignin | % DM | 3.8 | * | ||||
| Ether extract | % DM | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| Ash | % DM | 8.7 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.0 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 3.4 | 1 | ||||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.7 | 1 | ||||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 24.9 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.6 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 2.4 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 68.5 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 65.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 11.8 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.6 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 63.2 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
INFIC, 1978; Johri et al., 1963; Nasrullah et al., 2003
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