Columbus grass (Sorghum x almum), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	17.5	4.5	8.8	23.9	18
Crude protein	% DM	10.0	2.4	7.8	15.8	18
Crude fibre	% DM	33.6	5.0	19.6	43.4	18
NDF	% DM	68.8	9.2	52.0	69.2	3	*
ADF	% DM	39.3	8.4	26.0	42.2	3	*
Lignin	% DM	5.2	1.1	3.5	5.5	3	*
Ether extract	% DM	2.5	0.9	1.1	3.8	18
Ash	% DM	11.7	4.7	7.3	21.8	18
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	17.8					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	4.5	1.2	2.4	6.8	11
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	4.1	1.0	2.8	5.6	11
Potassium	g/kg DM	15.1	4.4	10.8	21.9	6
Sodium	g/kg DM	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.6	6

Amino acids	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Alanine	% protein	4.9	1.2	3.9	6.2	3
Arginine	% protein	3.1	0.4	2.7	3.4	3
Aspartic acid	% protein	6.1	0.8	5.3	7.0	3
Cystine	% protein	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.8	3
Glutamic acid	% protein	7.0	0.8	6.3	7.9	3
Glycine	% protein	3.2	0.5	2.6	3.5	3
Histidine	% protein	1.2	0.2	1.1	1.4	3
Isoleucine	% protein	2.5	0.3	2.1	2.7	3
Leucine	% protein	5.1	0.7	4.3	5.6	3
Lysine	% protein	3.5	0.9	2.9	4.6	3
Methionine	% protein	0.6	0.1	0.5	0.7	3
Phenylalanine	% protein	3.4	0.4	3.1	3.8	3
Proline	% protein	2.4	0.4	2.0	2.8	3
Serine	% protein	0.8	0.2	0.7	1.0	3
Threonine	% protein	1.9	0.3	1.6	2.2	3
Tyrosine	% protein	1.9	0.2	1.7	2.0	3
Valine	% protein	4.1	0.5	3.6	4.6	3

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	63.8	22.0	12.0	63.8	4	*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	60.9					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	10.8					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	8.7					*
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants	%	33.0	6.9	27.0	39.0	4
a (N)	%	17.1	5.9	10.5	21.7	3
b (N)	%	54.2	2.8	51.1	56.8	3
c (N)	h-1	0.023	0.015	0.006	0.033	3
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)	%	37					*
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)	%	32	7	26	39	3	*

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

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:02

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