African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa), seeds
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 91.0 | 1.0 | 90.2 | 92.5 | 6 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 23.4 | 1.5 | 21.6 | 25.9 | 9 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 8.6 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 4 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| Ash | % DM | 4.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.9 | 1.0 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 4 | * |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 0.6 | 1 | ||||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.3 | 1 | ||||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.8 | 1 | ||||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 4.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5 | |
| Arginine | % protein | 6.0 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 5 | |
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 10.3 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 5 | |
| Cystine | % protein | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 5 | |
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 14.4 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 5 | |
| Glycine | % protein | 4.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5 | |
| Histidine | % protein | 4.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5 | |
| Isoleucine | % protein | 3.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Leucine | % protein | 7.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6 | |
| Lysine | % protein | 8.6 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6 | |
| Methionine | % protein | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5 | |
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 5.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6 | |
| Proline | % protein | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5 | |
| Serine | % protein | 5.9 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5 | |
| Threonine | % protein | 3.8 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| Tryptophan | % protein | 1.3 | 1 | ||||
| Tyrosine | % protein | 4.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Valine | % protein | 4.6 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 6 | |
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 55.1 | 33.4 | 20.0 | 86.4 | 3 | |
| Poultry nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| AMEn broiler | MJ/kg DM | 13.1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 3 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Agunbiade et al., 1999; Akinmutimi et al., 2006; Evans et al., 1974; Nwokolo et al., 1985; Nwokolo, 1987; Onyeike et al., 2002
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:22
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