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Guar meal

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 95.0 0.9 93.4 96.7 13
Crude protein % DM 42.0 1.1 40.0 44.3 18
Crude fibre % DM 12.7 2.8 7.2 16.1 15
NDF % DM 20.7 0.3 20.5 21.0 3
Lignin % DM 0.3 1
Ether extract % DM 5.3 1.1 4.2 7.5 12
Ash % DM 5.8 0.9 4.7 8.8 16
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 4.1 3.1 5.1 2
Total sugars % DM 3.9 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 20.5 1.0 18.4 20.6 4 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 7.0 3.3 4.5 12.6 5
Phosphorus g/kg DM 6.4 2.1 4.6 9.8 5
Sodium g/kg DM 0.8 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 3.4 2.9 3.9 2
Manganese mg/kg DM 2 1
Zinc mg/kg DM 61 48 73 2
Copper mg/kg DM 18 16 19 2
Iron mg/kg DM 433 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 4.0 0.1 3.9 4.2 4
Arginine % protein 12.3 0.5 11.8 12.9 4
Aspartic acid % protein 9.8 0.2 9.6 10.1 4
Cystine % protein 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.3 4
Glutamic acid % protein 18.3 0.7 17.7 19.3 4
Glycine % protein 5.2 0.2 5.1 5.4 3
Histidine % protein 2.5 0.1 2.4 2.6 4
Isoleucine % protein 3.1 0.2 2.9 3.2 4
Leucine % protein 5.6 0.1 5.5 5.8 4
Lysine % protein 4.1 0.2 3.9 4.3 4
Methionine % protein 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.2 4
Phenylalanine % protein 3.7 0.1 3.6 3.9 4
Proline % protein 3.5 0.2 3.3 3.8 4
Serine % protein 4.7 0.1 4.7 4.8 3
Threonine % protein 3.0 0.2 2.8 3.2 4
Tyrosine % protein 2.5 1
Valine % protein 3.8 0.1 3.6 3.9 4
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 76.4 1
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 76.7 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.7 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.0 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 88.3 4.9 85.0 93.9 3
a (N) % 18.0 1.0 17.0 19.0 3
b (N) % 70.7 3.5 67.0 74.0 3
c (N) h-1 0.157 0.035 0.120 0.190 3
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 74 *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 69 4 66 73 3 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 70.1 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.4 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.2 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 8.3 *
 
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
TME poultry MJ/kg DM 11.1 10.8 11.3 2

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Campbell et al., 1983; Gowda et al., 2004; Huston et al., 1971; Islam Shah et al., 1964; Krishna, 1985; Krishna, 1985; Lee et al., 2004; Lund et al., 2008; Morgan et al., 1980; Nadeem et al., 2005; Rahman et al., 1968; Swanek et al., 2001; Verma et al., 1985

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:30

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