Buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata), aerial part, dry
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 89.3 | 2.4 | 85.9 | 92.3 | 7 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 16.6 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 20.0 | 7 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 20.0 | 1 | ||||
| NDF | % DM | 46.5 | 7.6 | 37.0 | 58.7 | 7 | |
| ADF | % DM | 20.6 | 2.3 | 16.9 | 22.9 | 7 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 5.3 | 1 | ||||
| Ash | % DM | 7.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 6 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 19.1 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 17.4 | 1 | ||||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.6 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.7 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 8.5 | 1 | ||||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 56 | 1 | ||||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 75 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 31.1 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 53.8 | 5 | |
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 7.2 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) | % | 65 | 55 | 74 | 2 | ||
| ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 6.2 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Matlebyane et al., 2009; Njidda et al., 2010; Ondiek et al., 2010; Osuga et al., 2008; Osuga et al., 2012
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