Egyptian crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 30.3 | 7.1 | 20.4 | 44.0 | 18 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 8.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 15.6 | 27 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 33.4 | 3.5 | 26.8 | 39.1 | 26 | |
| NDF | % DM | 68.7 | 14.0 | 41.9 | 68.9 | 3 | * |
| ADF | % DM | 39.1 | 14.6 | 21.6 | 50.3 | 3 | * |
| Lignin | % DM | 5.2 | * | ||||
| Ether extract | % DM | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 24 | |
| Ash | % DM | 9.1 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 27 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.0 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 6.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 20 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 20 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 21.3 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 101.0 | 19 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 4 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 15 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 63 | 48 | 77 | 2 | ||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 126 | 151 | 29 | 300 | 3 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 63.3 | * | ||||
| OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) | % | 65 | 1 | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 60.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.9 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.8 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 11.2 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Bartha, 1970; CIRAD, 1991; Dougall et al., 1960; Dougall et al., 1965; FUSAGx/CRAW, 2009; Holm, 1971; Naik et al., 1998; Sen, 1938; Tefera et al., 2009; Zaharaby et al., 2001
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