Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), seeds
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 90.9 | 0.5 | 89.5 | 92.4 | 43 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 30.0 | 1.8 | 26.4 | 33.8 | 67 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 6.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 21 | |
| NDF | % DM | 20.1 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 27.7 | 3 | |
| ADF | % DM | 7.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 7 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 29 | |
| Ash | % DM | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 34 | |
| Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 49.2 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 56.5 | 9 | |
| Total sugars | % DM | 6.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 6 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 19.1 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 3 | * |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 26 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 26 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 10.3 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 7 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 | ||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 19 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 134 | 37 | 15 | 181 | 17 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 328 | 89 | 27 | 452 | 17 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 81 | 29 | 8 | 123 | 18 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 1183 | 1513 | 74 | 4690 | 20 | |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4 | |
| Arginine | % protein | 7.1 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 5 | |
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 13.3 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 4 | |
| Cystine | % protein | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 6 | |
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 16.0 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 5 | |
| Glycine | % protein | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| Histidine | % protein | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5 | |
| Isoleucine | % protein | 4.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 7 | |
| Leucine | % protein | 6.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6 | |
| Lysine | % protein | 6.4 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 10 | |
| Methionine | % protein | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8 | |
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Proline | % protein | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4 | |
| Serine | % protein | 4.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4 | |
| Threonine | % protein | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 10 | |
| Tyrosine | % protein | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 5 | |
| Valine | % protein | 4.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 7 | |
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 117 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 92.0 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 91.0 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 17.4 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 13.8 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 90.0 | 1 | ||||
| a (N) | % | 57.0 | 52.0 | 62.0 | 2 | ||
| b (N) | % | 42.5 | 37.0 | 48.0 | 2 | ||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.155 | 0.140 | 0.170 | 2 | ||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | * | |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 88 | 87 | 88 | 2 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Adsule et al., 1989; Aletor et al., 1994; Budag et al., 2009; Choudhury et al., 1973; Deshpande et al., 1992; Dhiman et al., 1983; Farhangi, 1996; Gonzalez et al., 2003; Grela et al., 1995; Infascelli et al., 1995; Kuo et al., 1995; Latif et al., 1975; Lisiewska et al., 2003; Low et al., 1990; Neumark, 1970; Ozkan et al., 2011; Ramachandran et al., 2004; Ronda Lain et al., 1963; Rotter et al., 1991; Shobhana et al., 1976; Urga et al., 2005; Vargas et al., 1965
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