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Oil palm kernels

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 91.8 1.3 88.2 94.1 14
Crude protein % DM 9.5 1.5 7.9 13.6 11
Crude fibre % DM 14.3 2.0 11.6 17.6 10
NDF % DM 49.4 2.9 45.6 52.9 6
ADF % DM 34.8 2.9 31.8 39.0 6
Lignin % DM 13.2 3.0 9.4 16.8 5
Ether extract % DM 47.9 3.8 43.1 54.2 11
Ash % DM 2.1 0.4 1.2 2.6 10
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 28.4 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.7 4
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.4 0.3 3.1 3.8 4
Potassium g/kg DM 3.8 2.9 4.7 2
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.8 1.7 1.8 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Arginine % protein 3.9 1
Histidine % protein 2.5 1
Lysine % protein 3.5 1
Methionine % protein 2.1 1
Threonine % protein 3.0 1
Tryptophan % protein 2.8 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 76.7 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 81.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 23.1 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 19.2 *
ME ruminants (FAO, 1982) MJ/kg DM 22.5 1
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 67.1 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 72.1 1
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 20.5 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 19.6 1
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 69.9 *
 
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
TMEn poultry MJ/kg DM 20.7 2.8 18.8 25.6 9

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

References

Agunbiade et al., 1999; CIRAD, 1991; Lim Han Kuo, 1967; Oruwari et al., 2000; Rojas et al., 1987; Woodman, 1945; Zumbado et al., 1992; Zumbado et al., 1996

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:42

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