Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 23.1 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 32.0 | 7 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 21.1 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 28.0 | 18 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 26.4 | 1 | ||||
| NDF | % DM | 38.3 | 8.1 | 26.5 | 54.3 | 18 | |
| ADF | % DM | 28.2 | 5.5 | 19.8 | 37.0 | 17 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 9.9 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 18.2 | 15 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 4.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3 | |
| Ash | % DM | 9.6 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 13.9 | 14 | |
| Water-soluble carbohydrates | % DM | 6.2 | 1 | ||||
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 2 | * | |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 11.3 | 1 | ||||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4 | |
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 49.6 | 26.6 | 21.0 | 105.9 | 8 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 68.8 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 65.8 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 12.5 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.8 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 47.9 | 1 | ||||
| a (N) | % | 39.5 | 6.9 | 34.9 | 49.7 | 4 | |
| b (N) | % | 47.9 | 5.6 | 41.6 | 55.1 | 4 | |
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.085 | 0.006 | 0.080 | 0.090 | 4 | |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 72 | 5 | 67 | 77 | 4 | * |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 68 | 9 | 63 | 86 | 7 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
AFZ, 2011; Djouvinov et al., 1998; Douglas et al., 1995; Douglas et al., 1999; Fulkerson et al., 2007; Hoffman et al., 1993; Marichal et al., 2010; Terrill et al., 1992; Vargas et al., 1965; Wang et al., 1994; Woodward et al., 2004
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