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Umbrella thorn pods, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 33.8 8.5 26.0 48.0 6
Crude protein % DM 18.8 2.4 14.3 21.3 10
Crude fibre % DM 22.7 2.5 19.7 25.9 4
NDF % DM 41.4 5.3 35.9 46.4 3
ADF % DM 28.9 4.0 24.7 32.6 3
Lignin % DM 8.5 2.6 6.1 11.2 3
Ether extract % DM 2.4 0.2 2.3 2.7 4
Ash % DM 6.7 2.0 5.1 9.7 4
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 7.7 1.0 7.0 8.8 3
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.8 0.3 2.5 3.0 3
Potassium g/kg DM 15.3 1.8 13.4 17.0 3
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6 0.2 2.5 2.8 3
Manganese mg/kg DM 39 17 61 2
Zinc mg/kg DM 22 22 22 2
Copper mg/kg DM 4 3 4 2
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 7.7 0.2 15.2 2
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 86.9 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 83.1 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.5 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.4 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 54.5 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.2 *

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

References

CIRAD, 1991

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

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