Maize grain, Subsaharan and East Africa
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 90.0 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 95.2 | 612 | |
Crude protein | % DM | 8.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 12.9 | 618 | |
Crude fibre | % DM | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 183 | |
NDF | % DM | 15.5 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 55.1 | 14 | |
ADF | % DM | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 18 | |
Lignin | % DM | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 18 | |
Ether extract | % DM | 4.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 197 | |
Ash | % DM | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 546 | |
Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 73.3 | 1.7 | 70.3 | 76.9 | 112 | |
Total sugars | % DM | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 57 | |
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.8 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 21.3 | 8 | * |
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 116 | |
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 208 | |
Potassium | g/kg DM | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 136 | |
Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 35 | |
Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 84 | |
Manganese | mg/kg DM | 14 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 50 | |
Zinc | mg/kg DM | 24 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 36 | |
Copper | mg/kg DM | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 39 | |
Iron | mg/kg DM | 116 | 72 | 40 | 307 | 34 | |
Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Alanine | % protein | 7.2 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 5 | |
Arginine | % protein | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 16.4 | 6 | |
Aspartic acid | % protein | 6.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 5 | |
Cystine | % protein | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 7 | |
Glutamic acid | % protein | 18.8 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 20.3 | 5 | |
Glycine | % protein | 4.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 6 | |
Histidine | % protein | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 5 | |
Isoleucine | % protein | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 6 | |
Leucine | % protein | 12.6 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 6 | |
Lysine | % protein | 2.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 7 | |
Methionine | % protein | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 7 | |
Phenylalanine | % protein | 5.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 6 | |
Proline | % protein | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 2 | ||
Serine | % protein | 5.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5 | |
Threonine | % protein | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 6 | |
Tryptophan | % protein | 1.8 | 1 | ||||
Tyrosine | % protein | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 13.5 | 6 | |
Valine | % protein | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 6 | |
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 88.7 | 3.9 | 85.2 | 92.9 | 3 | * |
Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 85.5 | 3.8 | 83.3 | 90.9 | 3 | * |
DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 16.1 | * | ||||
ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 13.6 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 3 | * |
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 64.2 | * | ||||
a (N) | % | 9.7 | 1 | ||||
b (N) | % | 63.5 | 1 | ||||
c (N) | h-1 | 0.050 | 1 | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 45 | * | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 38 | * | ||||
Pig nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Energy digestibility, growing pig | % | 87.9 | * | ||||
DE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 16.6 | * | ||||
MEn growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 16.2 | * | ||||
NE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 12.9 | * | ||||
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig | % | 79.7 | * | ||||
Poultry nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
AMEn cockerel | MJ/kg DM | 15.2 | * | ||||
AMEn broiler | MJ/kg DM | 14.8 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Abate et al., 1984; AFZ, 2011; Aganga et al., 2000; CGIAR, 2009; Cilliers et al., 1998; CIRAD, 1991; Cirad, 2008; Donkoh et al., 2009; Fagbenro et al., 2004; Fasuyi, 2005; Jacob et al., 1996; Jacob et al., 1996; Maliboungou et al., 1998; Mandibaya et al., 1999; Naik, 1967; Owusu-Domfeh et al., 1970; Pozy et al., 1996; Sibanda et al., 1993; Wainman et al., 1984; Walker, 1975
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