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Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), grain

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 90.2 1.0 88.5 91.1 5
Crude protein % DM 11.9 1.6 9.2 14.2 16
Crude fibre % DM 8.9 2.0 6.5 12.0 6
Ether extract % DM 4.9 1.3 2.6 6.6 8
Ash % DM 3.6 0.5 3.2 4.3 4
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 57.9 7.8 52.5 69.4 4
Total sugars % DM 1.5 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.8 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 2.8 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.3 2.7 3.8 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 9.4 0.7 8.6 11.0 9
Arginine % protein 3.9 0.2 3.5 4.3 9
Aspartic acid % protein 7.8 0.4 7.0 8.2 9
Cystine % protein 2.2 0.2 1.8 2.5 9
Glutamic acid % protein 20.6 1.2 18.3 22.7 9
Glycine % protein 3.0 0.2 2.7 3.4 9
Histidine % protein 2.2 0.2 1.9 2.5 9
Isoleucine % protein 4.4 0.2 4.1 4.8 9
Leucine % protein 13.1 0.6 12.4 14.4 9
Lysine % protein 2.4 0.2 2.1 2.7 8
Methionine % protein 3.4 0.3 3.0 3.8 9
Phenylalanine % protein 5.6 0.2 5.3 6.0 9
Proline % protein 7.7 0.3 7.2 8.3 9
Serine % protein 5.1 0.2 4.7 5.3 9
Threonine % protein 4.0 0.2 3.7 4.2 9
Tryptophan % protein 1.8 0.1 1.7 1.9 6
Tyrosine % protein 3.4 0.3 2.9 3.7 6
Valine % protein 5.5 0.2 5.1 5.9 9
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 76.3 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 76.1 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.3 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.8 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.7 *
 
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
AMEn poultry MJ/kg DM 14.2 0.7 13.8 15.1 3
TMEn poultry MJ/kg DM 14.4 14.2 14.6 2

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

References

Baghel et al., 1982; Baptist et al., 1956; Crampton et al., 1969; Goodarzi Boroojeni et al., 2011; Krishnakumari et al., 1995; Kumar et al., 1998; Mossé et al., 1989; Nageswara et al., 2003; Rao et al., 2000; Rao et al., 2004; Ravindran et al., 1994

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:13

Datasheet 
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), grain
Table status 
Finished
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