Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 13.4 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 8 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 18.6 | 4.1 | 14.6 | 29.3 | 14 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 11.4 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 14.0 | 5 | |
| NDF | % DM | 18.8 | 1 | ||||
| Ether extract | % DM | 3.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 5 | |
| Ash | % DM | 24.9 | 5.3 | 19.7 | 33.7 | 6 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 15.3 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 18.7 | 4.1 | 13.5 | 29.2 | 12 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 4.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 12 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 70.1 | 5.9 | 61.1 | 80.7 | 8 | |
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 4.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 8 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 17 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 8 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 4125 | 794 | 2700 | 5500 | 8 | |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 7.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 7 | |
| Arginine | % protein | 5.4 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 7 | |
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 11.6 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 6 | |
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 13.1 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 7 | |
| Glycine | % protein | 6.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 7 | |
| Histidine | % protein | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4 | |
| Isoleucine | % protein | 5.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3 | |
| Leucine | % protein | 7.0 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 4 | |
| Lysine | % protein | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2 | ||
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 5.0 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3 | |
| Proline | % protein | 5.9 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7 | |
| Serine | % protein | 4.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 7 | |
| Threonine | % protein | 5.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7 | |
| Tyrosine | % protein | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4 | |
| Valine | % protein | 6.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 7 | |
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 84.0 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 80.3 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 12.2 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.8 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants (FAO, 1982) | MJ/kg DM | 10.5 | 1 | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 82.2 | 1 | ||||
| Pig nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Energy digestibility, growing pig | % | 72.1 | * | ||||
| DE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 11.0 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Bareeba et al., 1992; El-Bassousy et al., 1975; Nheta et al., 2005; Patel, 1966; Strange, 1959; Van Rensburg, 1956
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