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Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), grain

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 89.0 2.0 86.5 92.1 5
Crude protein % DM 8.9 1.4 6.9 11.5 10
Crude fibre % DM 5.7 2.1 3.7 9.3 7
NDF % DM 23.8 23.6 24.1 2
ADF % DM 9.7 9.4 10.1 2
Ether extract % DM 1.5 0.4 1.2 2.4 6
Ash % DM 4.0 1.0 2.9 5.7 7
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.7 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 4.9 1.2 3.6 6.1 5
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.4 0.8 2.4 4.5 6
Potassium g/kg DM 5.3 3.7 6.8 2
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 3
Zinc mg/kg DM 31 1
Copper mg/kg DM 7 1
Iron mg/kg DM 1208 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 6.1 1
Arginine % protein 6.4 4.6 8.2 2
Aspartic acid % protein 6.9 1
Cystine % protein 1.8 1.4 2.2 2
Glutamic acid % protein 18.4 1
Glycine % protein 4.9 4.1 5.8 2
Histidine % protein 2.5 2.4 2.6 2
Isoleucine % protein 4.2 3.9 4.5 2
Leucine % protein 9.2 9.1 9.2 2
Lysine % protein 3.0 3.0 3.0 2
Methionine % protein 2.3 1.3 3.3 2
Phenylalanine % protein 5.3 4.9 5.7 2
Proline % protein 6.0 1
Serine % protein 5.0 1
Threonine % protein 3.9 3.8 4.1 2
Tryptophan % protein 1.2 1
Tyrosine % protein 5.6 1
Valine % protein 5.8 5.8 5.8 2
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 82.4 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 79.2 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.0 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 81.2 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.4 *

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

References

Abate et al., 1984; Calder, 1960; CIRAD, 1991; Gowda et al., 2004; Krishnamoorthy et al., 1995; Nageswara et al., 2003; Patel, 1966; Rao et al., 2000; Rao et al., 2004; Ravindran et al., 1994; Swaminathan et al., 1970

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:11

Datasheet 
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), grain
Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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