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Sorghum brewers' grains, dried

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 94.2 1.6 90.8 95.9 10
Crude protein % DM 26.0 6.6 19.4 44.3 12
Crude fibre % DM 8.2 1.3 5.0 9.9 10
NDF % DM 40.0 10.3 19.6 49.7 8
ADF % DM 24.6 4.4 14.6 29.6 8
Ether extract % DM 6.5 3.3 3.0 13.7 12
Ash % DM 7.3 4.0 0.8 16.0 12
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.3 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 7.7 3.4 12.0 2
Phosphorus g/kg DM 8.1 3.2 13.0 2
Potassium g/kg DM 9.8 1.6 18.0 2
Sodium g/kg DM 1.9 0.2 3.5 2
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.3 3.3 0.1 7.2 4
Zinc mg/kg DM 2 1 3 2
Copper mg/kg DM 1 1 1 2
Iron mg/kg DM 1 1 1 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 7.5 7.4 7.6 2
Arginine % protein 6.5 0.8 5.8 7.4 3
Aspartic acid % protein 10.1 10.1 10.2 2
Cystine % protein 2.1 0.9 0.6 2.9 5
Glutamic acid % protein 12.5 11.4 13.6 2
Glycine % protein 2.9 1.5 1.2 3.8 3
Histidine % protein 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 3
Isoleucine % protein 5.2 1.3 3.8 6.4 3
Leucine % protein 8.2 1.5 6.5 9.4 3
Lysine % protein 3.8 0.6 2.9 4.6 5
Methionine % protein 2.3 0.6 1.5 2.9 5
Phenylalanine % protein 4.9 0.7 4.2 5.4 3
Serine % protein 7.9 7.8 8.0 2
Threonine % protein 4.2 0.8 3.0 4.9 5
Tryptophan % protein 2.5 1
Tyrosine % protein 5.0 1.2 3.6 5.8 3
Valine % protein 5.4 0.8 4.4 5.9 3
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 4.3 1.0 7.5 2
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 77.6 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 76.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.8 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 76.0 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 61.0 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 80.7 *

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

References

Adama et al., 2007; Adewusi et al., 1994; Fasuyi, 2005; Pousga et al., 2007

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:46

Datasheet 
Sorghum by-products
Table status 
Finished
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