Camel thorn (Acacia erioloba), pods, dry

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	91.6				1
Crude protein	% DM	13.2	0.7	12.4	13.8	3
Crude fibre	% DM	32.9				1
NDF	% DM	44.6		41.5	47.7	2
ADF	% DM	31.7		29.8	33.5	2
Lignin	% DM	4.5				1
Ether extract	% DM	1.6		1.4	1.7	2
Ash	% DM	4.1		3.6	4.7	2
Starch (polarimetry)	% DM	2.8				1
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	19.0					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	6.6		6.1	7.1	2
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	1.3		1.1	1.5	2
Potassium	g/kg DM	0.3				1
Sodium	g/kg DM	0.1				1
Magnesium	g/kg DM	1.2				1
Manganese	mg/kg DM	8				1
Zinc	mg/kg DM	18				1
Copper	mg/kg DM	4				1
Iron	mg/kg DM	167				1

Amino acids	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Alanine	% protein	3.2				1
Arginine	% protein	3.7				1
Aspartic acid	% protein	8.8				1
Glutamic acid	% protein	11.0				1
Glycine	% protein	3.7				1
Histidine	% protein	2.2				1
Isoleucine	% protein	2.9				1
Leucine	% protein	5.0				1
Lysine	% protein	4.4				1
Methionine	% protein	0.3				1
Phenylalanine	% protein	2.8				1
Proline	% protein	16.7				1
Serine	% protein	2.5				1
Threonine	% protein	2.4				1
Tyrosine	% protein	1.5				1
Valine	% protein	4.0				1

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	83.6					*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	81.3					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	15.4					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	12.4					*
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants	%	59.6				1
a (N)	%	61.0				1
b (N)	%	27.9				1
c (N)	h-1	0.034				1
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)	%	74					*
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)	%	71					*

Pig nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig	%	38.4					*
DE growing pig	MJ/kg DM	7.3					*
NE growing pig	MJ/kg DM	3.4					*

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

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:54

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