Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 11.6 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 57 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 21.6 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 27.4 | 93 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 18.6 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 21.0 | 45 | * |
| NDF | % DM | 28.2 | 4.9 | 20.0 | 36.6 | 70 | |
| ADF | % DM | 21.2 | 3.6 | 14.9 | 26.9 | 70 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 61 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 5 | |
| Ash | % DM | 14.1 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 20.1 | 78 | |
| Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 3.4 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 2 | ||
| Water-soluble carbohydrates | % DM | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 14.2 | 4 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 17.6 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 21.9 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 35.2 | 16 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 16 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 14.6 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 31.9 | 3 | |
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 4 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 9.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 4 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 78 | 23 | 47 | 100 | 4 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 29 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 4 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 11 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 6.0 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 3 | |
| Arginine | % protein | 4.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3 | |
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 12.7 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 3 | |
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 9.9 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 3 | |
| Glycine | % protein | 4.7 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3 | |
| Histidine | % protein | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3 | |
| Isoleucine | % protein | 4.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| Leucine | % protein | 7.4 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 3 | |
| Lysine | % protein | 5.2 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3 | |
| Methionine | % protein | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3 | |
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 6.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 3 | |
| Proline | % protein | 5.0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3 | |
| Serine | % protein | 4.8 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3 | |
| Threonine | % protein | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3 | |
| Tyrosine | % protein | 3.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3 | |
| Valine | % protein | 5.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 3 | |
| In vitro digestibility and solubility | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| DM digestibility, pepsin-cellulase | % | 71.7 | 2.1 | 68.9 | 77.9 | 27 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 76.8 | 2.6 | 76.0 | 85.4 | 35 | * |
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 73.4 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 12.9 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.3 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 78.8 | 2.3 | 74.0 | 84.0 | 32 | |
| a (N) | % | 32.7 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 42.3 | 13 | |
| b (N) | % | 58.6 | 11.3 | 47.0 | 88.0 | 13 | |
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.083 | 0.047 | 0.043 | 0.218 | 13 | |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 72 | 6 | 62 | 80 | 13 | * |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 67 | 6 | 56 | 75 | 13 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Alibes et al., 1990; CGIAR, 2009; Cohen, 2001; Dougall, 1962; Fulkerson et al., 2007; IAV, 2009; Kaur et al., 2010; Leddin et al., 2010; Pace et al., 1984; Sen, 1938; Singh et al., 1992; Stockdale, 1993; Stockdale, 1993; Stockdale, 1993; Stockdale, 1994; Stockdale, 1994; Tisserand et al., 1989; Vargas et al., 1965
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