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Jaragua (Hyparrhenia rufa), hay

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 89.5 4.6 84.4 97.5 7
Crude protein % DM 4.2 1.8 1.1 6.6 8
Crude fibre % DM 40.9 *
NDF % DM 77.8 2.8 74.3 80.7 4
ADF % DM 48.6 4.1 45.6 54.5 4
Lignin % DM 10.2 7.8 2.6 18.2 3
Ether extract % DM 1.7 0.4 1.4 2.3 4
Ash % DM 9.6 5.0 2.9 17.9 6
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.0 0.1 17.4 18.0 3 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 5.6 0.8 4.8 6.4 3
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 3
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 57.2 56.2 58.2 2
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 53.8 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.7 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 7.8 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 30.1 4.5 55.7 2

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

References

Bennison et al., 1998; Betsha et al., 2009; Camero Rey, 1993; Escuder et al., 1981; Jardim et al., 1953; Oliveira et al., 1998

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

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