Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 14 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 17.9 | 7 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 20.7 | 8 | 7.3 | 31.5 | 26 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 27.7 | * | ||||
| Neutral detergent fibre | % DM | 43.5 | 7.5 | 32.4 | 61.7 | 24 | |
| Acid detergent fibre | % DM | 32.2 | 7.2 | 22.8 | 44.4 | 9 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 9.1 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 7 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 26 | |
| Ash | % DM | 22.9 | 6 | 10.3 | 29.8 | 26 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 16 | 1.2 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 8 | * |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Arginine | g/16g N | 4.8 | 1 | ||||
| Cystine | g/16g N | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Histidine | g/16g N | 2.5 | 1 | ||||
| Isoleucine | g/16g N | 4.7 | 1 | ||||
| Leucine | g/16g N | 9.6 | 1 | ||||
| Lysine | g/16g N | 4.8 | 1 | ||||
| Methionine | g/16g N | 1.1 | 1 | ||||
| Methionine+cystine | g/16g N | 2.1 | * | ||||
| Phenylalanine | g/16g N | 5.1 | 1 | ||||
| Phenylalanine+tyrosine | g/16g N | 8.2 | * | ||||
| Threonine | g/16g N | 3.5 | 1 | ||||
| Tryptophan | g/16g N | 0.9 | 1 | ||||
| Tyrosine | g/16g N | 3.1 | 1 | ||||
| Valine | g/16g N | 5.3 | 1 | ||||
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 11.9 | 2.9 | 8 | 15.2 | 7 | |
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 3.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 7 | |
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 7 | |
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 16.9 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 27.1 | 7 | |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 13.6 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 18 | 18 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1 | 6.1 | 18 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 77.4 | 20.9 | 2.6 | 94.3 | 16 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.8 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 1.3 | 16 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 6.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 13.4 | 18 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 30 | 11 | 22 | 71 | 17 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 59 | 106 | 0 | 405 | 17 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 516 | 230 | 65 | 937 | 17 | |
| Ruminants nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 71.8 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 68.6 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 11 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.5 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 30 | 26 | 34 | 2 | * | |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 36 | 32 | 40 | 2 | * | |
| a (N) | % | 15 | 11 | 18 | 2 | ||
| b (N) | % | 107 | 106 | 108 | 2 | ||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 | ||
| Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 32 | 32 | 33 | 2 | * | |
| Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 36 | 35 | 36 | 2 | * | |
| a (DM) | % | 19 | 14 | 23 | 2 | ||
| b (DM) | % | 32 | 24 | 40 | 2 | ||
| c (DM) | h-1 | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 | ||
| Rabbit nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| DE rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 5.9 | * | ||||
| MEn rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 4.9 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, rabbit | % | 37 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit | % | 100 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Chairatanayuth, P.; Ezeala, 1985; Jimoh et al., 2020; Nogoy et al., 2021; Oliveira et al., 1975; Peiretti et al., 2018
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