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Jaragua (Hyparrhenia rufa), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 31.1 8.0 19.3 50.0 63
Crude protein % DM 7.1 2.3 2.5 11.9 112
Crude fibre % DM 37.5 3.7 29.3 43.8 65
NDF % DM 72.5 3.6 60.7 75.9 37 *
ADF % DM 43.5 3.3 31.3 43.5 32 *
Lignin % DM 6.2 0.8 3.0 6.2 30 *
Ether extract % DM 1.7 0.4 1.0 2.6 51
Ash % DM 10.2 2.1 6.8 16.5 110
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.9 0.9 17.5 19.3 3 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.8 0.8 2.1 5.7 67
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.7 0.7 0.6 3.1 93
Potassium g/kg DM 15.4 4.2 6.0 22.1 53
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 10
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.4 0.5 1.2 3.5 89
Manganese mg/kg DM 172 165 10 502 8
Zinc mg/kg DM 45 22 17 85 38
Copper mg/kg DM 14 6 6 24 38
Iron mg/kg DM 274 269 278 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Arginine % protein 5.9 1
Cystine % protein 1.2 1
Histidine % protein 2.3 1
Isoleucine % protein 5.1 1
Leucine % protein 10.8 1
Lysine % protein 7.1 1
Methionine % protein 2.5 1
Phenylalanine % protein 6.4 1
Threonine % protein 5.9 1
Tryptophan % protein 3.0 1
Valine % protein 7.5 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 56.0 8.7 47.9 70.5 6 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 53.6 53.2 67.8 2 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.6 9.3 12.8 2 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 7.7 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 33.9 18.1 16.5 60.4 6

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

References

Abaunza et al., 1991; Balogun et al., 1995; Blair Ralns, 1963; Butterworth, 1963; CGIAR, 2009; CIRAD, 1991; Jardim et al., 1953; Mlay et al., 2006; Sarwatt et al., 1989; Tedeschi et al., 2001

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:23

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