Sorghum, aerial part, fresh

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	28.1	6.4	15.9	41.3	72
Crude protein	% DM	8.2	3.2	2.5	16.3	203
Crude fibre	% DM	33.6	5.2	22.6	43.2	133
NDF	% DM	57.9	4.9	46.2	67.0	112
ADF	% DM	35.0	4.3	27.9	45.0	54
Lignin	% DM	3.3	1.2	1.4	6.7	52
Ether extract	% DM	1.9	0.5	1.1	3.1	88
Ash	% DM	9.1	2.2	5.4	13.7	197
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	18.1					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	4.1	1.6	1.9	7.4	128
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	2.0	0.8	0.8	3.8	125
Potassium	g/kg DM	19.3	6.1	9.6	31.7	79
Sodium	g/kg DM	2.5	4.6	0.1	9.4	4
Magnesium	g/kg DM	2.2	0.4	1.6	3.6	79
Manganese	mg/kg DM	82	68	37	160	3
Zinc	mg/kg DM	45	18	26	69	4
Copper	mg/kg DM	13	6	5	21	4
Iron	mg/kg DM	919				1

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	63.1	7.4	56.4	82.0	52	*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	60.3					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	10.9					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	8.8					*
ME ruminants (gas production)	MJ/kg DM	9.9				1
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants	%	60.5	5.8	50.6	67.0	8
a (N)	%	22.0				1
b (N)	%	66.0				1
c (N)	h-1	0.050				1
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)	%	59					*
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)	%	52					*

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

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:06

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