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Black mulberry (Morus nigra), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 34.7 6.9 25.8 45 10  
Crude protein % DM 20.3 4.6 14.6 27.8 10  
Crude fibre % DM 13.4         *
Ether extract % DM 6.5   2.2 11.5 3  
Ash % DM 13.3 4.7 8.7 20.4 7  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 29.8 5.6 21.3 34.2 7  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 24.7 7.9 14.4 34.1 7  
Lignin % DM 6.5   4.1 10.8 3  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.2       1 *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Lysine g/16g N 4.2          
Threonine g/16g N 3.9          
Methionine g/16g N 1.9          
Isoleucine g/16g N 3.6          
Valine g/16g N 5.6          
Leucine g/16g N 7.6          
Phenylalanine g/16g N 3.8          
Tyrosine g/16g N 3.8          
Phenylalanine+tyrosine g/16g N 7.6         *
Histidine g/16g N 2.2          
Arginine g/16g N 7.4          
Alanine g/16g N 5.1          
Aspartic acid g/16g N 8.8          
Glutamic acid g/16g N 8.9          
Glycine g/16g N 4.8          
Serine g/16g N 4.6          
Proline g/16g N 4.4          
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 21.5   21.5 21.5 2  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.3   1.3 3.3 2  
Magnesium g/kg DM 4.8       1  
Potassium g/kg DM 14.1       1  
Sodium g/kg DM 1.2       1  
Sulfur g/kg DM 1.7       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 35       1  
Zinc mg/kg DM 27       1  
Copper mg/kg DM 5       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 15       1  
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tanins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 7       1  
               
In vitro digestibility and solubility Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
In vitro DM digestibility (pepsin) % 73   54 81 4  
In vitro OM digestibility (pepsin) % 80   78 81 3  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.4         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.8         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 73.6         *
OM digestibility, ruminants % 77         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 79          

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

References

Demeterova et al., 1991; Güven et al., 2012; Hutasoit et al., 2017; Inam-Ur-Rahim et al., 2011; Malik et al., 1967; Nijboer et al., 1996; Wilkemeyer, 2003

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