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Faba bean (Vicia faba), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 19.4 4.4 10.5 30.0 17  
Crude protein % DM 17.8 1.7 14.3 20.7 17  
Crude fibre % DM 26.0 4.0 14.7 32.2 17  
NDF % DM 46.9         *
ADF % DM 29.7         *
Ash % DM 9.0 1.7 5.9 12.8 17  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 74.1 0.1 74.0 74.2 4  
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 70.8         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 76.5 3.9 71.0 80.0 4  

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

References

Alibes et al., 1990; Tisserand et al., 1976

Last updated on 01/12/2014 10:32:19

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