Paperback thorn (Acacia sieberiana), leaves, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 47.3 | 2.5 | 44.4 | 48.8 | 3 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 14.6 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 21.7 | 6 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 25.7 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 29.8 | 5 | |
| NDF | % DM | 44.6 | 44.0 | 45.2 | 2 | ||
| ADF | % DM | 38.3 | 32.4 | 44.1 | 2 | ||
| Lignin | % DM | 19.8 | 11.4 | 28.2 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 4.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 4 | |
| Ash | % DM | 8.6 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 5 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.7 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 18.3 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 25.0 | 4 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 9.0 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 15.4 | 3 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3 | |
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 2.5 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 69.5 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 66.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 12.4 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.0 | * | ||||
| a (N) | % | 22.0 | 1 | ||||
| b (N) | % | 52.0 | 1 | ||||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.025 | 1 | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 42 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 37 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
CIRAD, 1991; Fall Touré, 1991; INFIC, 1978
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