Pearl millet, grain
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 89.6 | 3.7 | 84.8 | 94.6 | 58 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 12.5 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 19.3 | 91 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 10.4 | 44 | |
| Neutral detergent fibre | % DM | 17.2 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 27.6 | 15 | |
| Acid detergent fibre | % DM | 4.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 7.1 | 20 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 60 | |
| Ash | % DM | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 59 | |
| Insoluble ash | % DM | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.04 | 5.3 | 21 | |
| Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 67.1 | 6.2 | 53.9 | 76.4 | 11 | |
| Total sugars | % DM | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4 | ||
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 19.1 | 0.9 | 17 | 21.2 | 21 | * |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | g/16g N | 9.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 11 | * |
| Arginine | g/16g N | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 19 | * |
| Aspartic acid | g/16g N | 8 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10 | * |
| Cystine | g/16g N | 2.4 | * | ||||
| Glutamic acid | g/16g N | 20.7 | 1.7 | 16.2 | 22.2 | 10 | * |
| Glycine | g/16g N | 3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4 | 13 | * |
| Histidine | g/16g N | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 23 | * |
| Isoleucine | g/16g N | 4.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 23 | * |
| Leucine | g/16g N | 13.1 | 1 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 23 | * |
| Lysine | g/16g N | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 24 | * |
| Methionine | g/16g N | 3.4 | * | ||||
| Methionine+cystine | g/16g N | 5.8 | * | ||||
| Phenylalanine | g/16g N | 4.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 23 | * |
| Phenylalanine+tyrosine | g/16g N | 8 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 15 | * |
| Proline | g/16g N | 5.9 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 6 | * |
| Serine | g/16g N | 4.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 13 | * |
| Threonine | g/16g N | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 24 | * |
| Tryptophan | g/16g N | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 11 | * |
| Tyrosine | g/16g N | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.8 | 15 | * |
| Valine | g/16g N | 5.4 | 0.4 | 4 | 5.9 | 23 | * |
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Myristic acid C14:0 | % fatty acids | 0 | |||||
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 20.4 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 25 | 66 | |
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1 | % fatty acids | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 66 | |
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 8 | 66 | |
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 25.7 | 2.5 | 20.2 | 30.6 | 66 | |
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 44.7 | 4 | 18.9 | 51.7 | 66 | |
| Linolenic acid C18:3 | % fatty acids | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 66 | |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 53 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 66 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 39 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 27 | |
| Sulfur | g/kg DM | 1.2 | 1 | ||||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 22 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 11 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 32 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 33 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 31 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 58 | 47 | 32 | 265 | 25 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 85.5 | 1 | * | |||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 83.3 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 13.3 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 68.7 | 1 | * | |||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 40 | * | ||||
| a (N) | % | 5 | |||||
| b (N) | % | 73 | |||||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.055 | |||||
| Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 67 | * | ||||
| a (DM) | % | 36 | |||||
| b (DM) | % | 59 | |||||
| c (DM) | h-1 | 0.065 | |||||
| Pig nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Energy digestibility, growing pig | % | 74.3 | 6.2 | 63.1 | 84.6 | 11 | |
| DE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 14.2 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 16.3 | 12 | * |
| MEn growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 13.8 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 9 | * |
| NE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 11.2 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig | % | 74.4 | 10.1 | 55.4 | 89.8 | 12 | |
| Poultry nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| AMEn cockerel | MJ/kg DM | 13.3 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 5 | |
| AMEn broiler | MJ/kg DM | 13.1 | * | ||||
| Rabbit nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Energy digestibility, rabbit | % | 79.7 | * | ||||
| DE rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 15.2 | * | ||||
| MEn rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 14.7 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit | % | 69.7 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
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