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Alfalfa, dehydrated, rich in protein

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 90.0 0.6 88.4 91.7 453
Crude protein % DM 22.7 1.3 19.3 25.4 457
Crude fibre % DM 21.4 2.4 17.3 27.7 307
NDF % DM 38.3 7.1 28.6 47.2 8 *
ADF % DM 25.6 4.6 21.0 33.2 7 *
Lignin % DM 7.1 1.2 4.0 7.9 11 *
Ether extract % DM 3.2 0.4 2.5 3.7 24
Ash % DM 13.2 1.0 11.2 15.3 111
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 3.0 0.5 2.1 3.4 5
Total sugars % DM 4.6 1.5 3.2 6.0 4
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.8 17.8 19.1 2 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 25.7 4.4 16.8 32.4 34 *
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.4 0.3 2.8 3.8 28
Potassium g/kg DM 30.6 1.4 29.1 31.9 3
Sodium g/kg DM 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 3
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.9 1
Manganese mg/kg DM 63 1
Zinc mg/kg DM 39 34 45 2
Copper mg/kg DM 20 20 7 43 3
Iron mg/kg DM 784 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Cystine % protein 1.3 1
Lysine % protein 4.2 1
Methionine % protein 1.3 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 69.7 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 66.2 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.3 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 56.6 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.1 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 9.2 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 5.5 *
 
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 54.8 *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 9.8 *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 9.0 *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 67.2 *

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Sibbald, 1979

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:27

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