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Maize germ meal, protein 20-30%, oil > 5%

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 95.6 1.9 91.5 98.0 216  
Crude protein % DM 25.6 1.9 21.9 29.4 212  
Crude fibre % DM 10.4 1.0 8.7 13.1 200  
NDF % DM 45.0 5.6 37.1 57.0 10 *
ADF % DM 12.2 2.7 11.3 18.4 10 *
Lignin % DM 2.4 0.6 1.6 3.3 6  
Ether extract % DM 8.1 2.0 5.6 12.6 23  
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis % DM 11.5 1.6 8.7 17.1 190  
Ash % DM 2.0 0.3 1.6 2.8 123  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 22.1 1.4 19.0 25.4 193  
Total sugars % DM 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.8 4  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 20.7   20.7 21.5 2 *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 0.7 1.0 0.1 2.8 6  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 5.5 1.8 3.5 8.6 6  
Potassium g/kg DM 2.3   2.1 2.4 2  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.4       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.0   2.0 2.0 2  
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine % protein 5.5   5.3 5.6 2  
Arginine % protein 6.4   6.3 6.5 2  
Aspartic acid % protein 6.5   6.2 6.8 2  
Cystine % protein 1.4   1.3 1.4 2  
Glutamic acid % protein 11.6   11.5 11.7 2  
Glycine % protein 4.9   4.8 5.0 2  
Histidine % protein 2.9   2.6 3.2 2  
Isoleucine % protein 3.3   3.2 3.4 2  
Leucine % protein 7.1   6.7 7.5 2  
Lysine % protein 4.0   3.8 4.1 2  
Methionine % protein 1.7   1.6 1.9 2  
Phenylalanine % protein 4.0   3.9 4.2 2  
Proline % protein 4.4       1  
Serine % protein 3.8   3.2 4.3 2  
Threonine % protein 3.4   3.4 3.5 2  
Tryptophan % protein 0.8   0.7 0.9 2  
Tyrosine % protein 2.7       1  
Valine % protein 5.2   5.1 5.3 2  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 78.4         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 78.8         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 16.3         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.1         *
a (N) % 13.5       1  
b (N) % 82.9       1  
c (N) h-1 0.075       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 68         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 60         *
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 73.5       1  
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 15.4       1  
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.4         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 9.2         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 71.0       1  
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 9.8         *

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Almeida et al., 2011; Chopra, 1970; CIRAD, 1991; Mondal et al., 2008; Noblet et al., 2000; Swanek et al., 2001

Last updated on 01/02/2015 14:16:03

Datasheet 
Maize germ meal and maize germ
Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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