Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), aerial part, silage (with molasses)
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 11.3 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 14.8 | 4 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 11.2 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 4 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 20.0 | 1.3 | 18.8 | 21.4 | 3 | |
| NDF | % DM | 40.4 | 1 | ||||
| ADF | % DM | 24.6 | 1 | ||||
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 4 | |
| Ash | % DM | 18.9 | 1.7 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 4 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 16.1 | * | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 55.5 | 6.1 | 50.9 | 62.5 | 3 | |
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 49.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.0 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 6.5 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 43.0 | 24.1 | 25.4 | 70.5 | 3 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Loosli et al., 1954; Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung et al., 2003
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:19
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