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Whey, sweet, dehydrated, skimmed

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 97.0 1.2 93.7 98.4 98
Crude protein % DM 12.5 0.9 11.1 15.1 95
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis % DM 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.3 28
Ash % DM 8.2 0.5 7.2 9.3 78
Lactose % DM 71.06 2.80 65.90 75.16 18
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 16.1 1.0 14.3 16.2 3 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 5.1 0.9 3.7 7.9 29
Phosphorus g/kg DM 6.4 0.6 5.3 7.6 36
Potassium g/kg DM 21.0 1
Sodium g/kg DM 7.0 1.1 5.5 9.9 32
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.0 1
Copper mg/kg DM 7 1
Iron mg/kg DM 7 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 4.3 0.2 3.9 5.0 25
Arginine % protein 2.2 0.3 1.8 2.9 27
Aspartic acid % protein 9.1 0.5 8.1 10.4 26
Cystine % protein 1.9 0.1 1.7 2.2 24
Glutamic acid % protein 15.1 0.5 14.1 16.2 26
Glycine % protein 1.9 0.1 1.7 2.1 26
Histidine % protein 1.6 0.1 1.5 1.8 19
Isoleucine % protein 5.2 0.3 4.3 5.8 27
Leucine % protein 8.8 0.3 8.1 9.5 27
Lysine % protein 7.6 0.4 6.9 8.2 27
Methionine % protein 1.4 0.2 1.1 2.0 26
Phenylalanine % protein 2.9 0.2 2.7 3.3 27
Proline % protein 5.3 0.3 4.4 5.7 19
Serine % protein 4.4 0.2 4.0 4.8 26
Threonine % protein 5.7 0.4 4.8 6.2 27
Tryptophan % protein 1.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 18
Tyrosine % protein 2.0 0.2 1.6 2.4 18
Valine % protein 5.1 0.3 4.4 5.8 27
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 94.0
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 91.3 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.7 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.3 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 73.9 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 95.0
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 15.3 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.8 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 12.4 *
 
Fish nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
DE salmonids MJ/kg DM 13.3 12.3 13.4 2 *
Energy digestibility, salmonids % 82.6 71.5 93.7 2
Nitrogen digestibility, salmonids % 84.3 72.5 96.0 2

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Hajen et al., 1993; Paruelle et al., 1973

Last updated on 28/11/2012 22:37:03

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