Desert date, aerial part, fresh
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 44.0 | 5.6 | 32.6 | 54.9 | 17 | |
Crude protein | % DM | 16.0 | 3.2 | 10.7 | 24.2 | 85 | |
Crude fibre | % DM | 18.3 | 2.3 | 13.8 | 23.9 | 48 | |
NDF | % DM | 33.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 41.2 | 52 | |
ADF | % DM | 22.6 | 2.6 | 18.5 | 28.7 | 46 | |
Lignin | % DM | 11.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 14.1 | 45 | |
Ether extract | % DM | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 46 | |
Ash | % DM | 14.6 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 83 | |
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 17.3 | 1.9 | 17.3 | 21.5 | 3 | * |
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 27.8 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 45.8 | 39 | |
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 41 | |
Potassium | g/kg DM | 20.5 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 30.4 | 29 | |
Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 8 | |
Magnesium | g/kg DM | 6.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 29 | |
Manganese | mg/kg DM | 83 | 39 | 20 | 166 | 14 | |
Zinc | mg/kg DM | 29 | 22 | 12 | 100 | 14 | |
Copper | mg/kg DM | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 14 | |
Iron | mg/kg DM | 99 | 1 | ||||
Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 12 | |
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | |
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) | % | 57 | 57 | 58 | 2 | ||
ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Blair Ralns, 1963; CGIAR, 2009; CIRAD, 1991; Dougall et al., 1958; Fadel Elseed et al., 2002
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:18
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