Orfot (Vachellia oerfota), leaves, fresh

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Crude protein	% DM	23		19.3	28.5	3
Crude fibre	% DM	16.4					*
Neutral detergent fibre	% DM	18.9		15.4	22.8	4
Acid detergent fibre	% DM	17.8		11.4	31.8	4
Lignin	% DM	7.5		2.1	20.4	4
Ether extract	% DM	0.8
Ash	% DM	9.2		6.8	11.8	4
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	18					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	21.4		11.2	32	3
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	1.2		0.8	1.6	3
Potassium	g/kg DM	16.4		10.3	22.4	2
Sodium	g/kg DM	0.45		0.4	0.5	2
Magnesium	g/kg DM	6.5		4	10.4	3
Sulfur	g/kg DM	5.3				1
Manganese	mg/kg DM	29				1
Zinc	mg/kg DM	16				1
Copper	mg/kg DM	52				1
Iron	mg/kg DM	459				1
Selenium	mg/kg DM	100				1

Secondary metabolites	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)	g/kg DM	70		40	90	2
Tanins, condensed (eq. catechin)	g/kg DM	6		0.2	10	3

In vitro digestibility and solubility	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
In vitro DM digestibility (pepsin)	%	83				1

Ruminants nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, ruminants	%	87.4					*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	83.6					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	15.1					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	12.2					*
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%)	%	74		73	76	2	*
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%)	%	77					*
a (DM)	%	51		44	59	2
b (DM)	%	35		28	43	2
c (DM)	h-1	0.111		0.11	0.112	2

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

Last updated on 18/09/2026 16:07:41

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