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Barrel medic (Medicago truncatula), pods

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 94.9   94.6 95.6 4  
Crude protein % DM 16.9 2.4 14.2 20.2 6  
Crude fibre % DM 33.5       1  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 69.1 3.1 66.2 73.7 5  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 50.3 6.7 45.3 60.7 5  
Lignin % DM 12.3 1.9 10.8 15.6 5  
Ether extract % DM 4.9       1  
Ash % DM 7.4 7 3.8 21.7 6  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.4         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 34 6.1 24.3 39.6 5  
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 30.9         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 6         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 4.7         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 63.9 3.5 60 68.5 5  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 6.5         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 6         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 33.8         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 61.4         *

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

References

Denney et al., 1979; Kotzé et al., 1995; Valizadeh et al., 1993

Last updated on 22/10/2020 16:10:44

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