Date palm leaves, dry
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 92.2 | 90.0 | 94.4 | 2 | ||
Crude protein | % DM | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 2 | ||
Crude fibre | % DM | 31.9 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 2 | ||
NDF | % DM | 81.5 | 73.5 | 89.4 | 2 | ||
ADF | % DM | 59.8 | 54.2 | 65.3 | 2 | ||
Lignin | % DM | 14.6 | 8.7 | 20.5 | 2 | ||
Ether extract | % DM | 2.0 | 1 | ||||
Ash | % DM | 12.9 | 10.5 | 15.3 | 2 | ||
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 16.9 | * | ||||
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 7.0 | 1 | ||||
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.0 | 1 | ||||
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 44.5 | 1 | ||||
Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 40.9 | * | ||||
DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 6.9 | * | ||||
ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 5.6 | * | ||||
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 51.4 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Chehma et al., 2001; El-Hag et al., 1992
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:32
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