Sugarcane tops, fresh
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 26.8 | 4.5 | 18.1 | 35.6 | 34 | |
Crude protein | % DM | 4.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 40 | |
Crude fibre | % DM | 34.0 | 2.6 | 29.5 | 37.8 | 34 | |
NDF | % DM | 67.7 | 5.3 | 64.8 | 79.9 | 10 | * |
ADF | % DM | 39.2 | 5.0 | 34.4 | 54.6 | 12 | * |
Lignin | % DM | 5.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 11 | * |
Ether extract | % DM | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 32 | |
Ash | % DM | 7.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 40 | |
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.0 | * | ||||
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 21 | |
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 21 | |
Potassium | g/kg DM | 18.7 | 1.5 | 16.2 | 20.8 | 18 | |
Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 19 | |
Zinc | mg/kg DM | 34 | 1 | ||||
Copper | mg/kg DM | 14 | 1 | ||||
Iron | mg/kg DM | 661 | 1 | ||||
Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Arginine | % protein | 4.0 | 1 | ||||
Cystine | % protein | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
Histidine | % protein | 4.3 | 1 | ||||
Isoleucine | % protein | 2.4 | 1 | ||||
Leucine | % protein | 5.2 | 1 | ||||
Lysine | % protein | 4.6 | 1 | ||||
Methionine | % protein | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
Phenylalanine | % protein | 4.9 | 1 | ||||
Threonine | % protein | 2.9 | 1 | ||||
Tryptophan | % protein | 1.3 | 1 | ||||
Tyrosine | % protein | 5.2 | 1 | ||||
Valine | % protein | 4.3 | 1 | ||||
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 57.0 | 7.7 | 48.4 | 65.4 | 7 | |
Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 54.5 | * | ||||
DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.8 | * | ||||
ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.0 | * | ||||
ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 5.9 | 1 | ||||
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 43.6 | 36.5 | 50.6 | 2 | ||
a (N) | % | 32.7 | 1 | ||||
b (N) | % | 38.0 | 1 | ||||
c (N) | h-1 | 0.015 | 1 | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 43 | * | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 40 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Aboulfaraj, 1983; Alemzadeh et al., 2006; Butterworth, 1963; Chumpawadee et al., 2006; CIRAD, 1991; Ferreiro et al., 1977; Ferreiro et al., 1977; Galina et al., 2007; Gendley et al., 2002; Gendley et al., 2009; Gowda et al., 2004; Khanum et al., 2007; Naseeven, 1988; Nguyen Thi Mui et al., 2000; Palafox et al., 1961; Pate et al., 1971; Rangnekar, 1988
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