Acacia (Acacia mellifera), browse and leaves, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 34.1 | 1 | ||||
| Crude protein | % DM | 20.5 | 3.5 | 14.8 | 27.0 | 10 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 18.1 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 22.3 | 5 | |
| NDF | % DM | 33.3 | 8.6 | 21.5 | 50.7 | 9 | |
| ADF | % DM | 23.1 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 33.5 | 9 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 9 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5 | |
| Ash | % DM | 9.6 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 10 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.3 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 19.3 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 25.5 | 8 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 8 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 15.2 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 20.3 | 7 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 8 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 41 | 36 | 3 | 81 | 4 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 15 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 22 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 3 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 192 | 168 | 216 | 2 | ||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 47.0 | 8.0 | 86.0 | 2 | ||
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 19.6 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 57.0 | 5 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) | % | 55 | 2 | 54 | 58 | 3 | |
| ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 8.2 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 3 | |
| a (N) | % | 29.5 | 1 | ||||
| b (N) | % | 21.4 | 1 | ||||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.041 | 1 | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 40 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 38 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Abdulrazak et al., 2000; Abdulrazak et al., 2001; Aganga et al., 2008; CIRAD, 1991; Fadel Elseed et al., 2002; Osuga et al., 2007; Russell, 1947
Last updated on 07/08/2014 14:40:47
Datasheet
Table status
Finished
Table order
1
199