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Sunflower meal, mechanically-extracted

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 91.8 1.5 88.9 94.9 179  
Crude protein % DM 27.9 3.6 22.7 37.5 186  
Crude fibre % DM 26.2 3.7 17.9 34.6 176  
NDF % DM 42.9 4.3 32.2 45.3 6 *
ADF % DM 30.2 4.8 23.1 37.2 6 *
Lignin % DM 10.0 1.8 6.6 12.2 7 *
Ether extract % DM 13.8 3.9 7.7 23.1 97  
Ash % DM 5.7 0.7 4.5 7.2 126  
Total sugars % DM 4.4 0.9 3.4 7.6 22  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 21.8 0.6 20.1 22.0 8 *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 3.9 1.5 1.8 7.8 16  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 9.2 1.8 5.6 12.5 20  
Potassium g/kg DM 11.2 1.4 10.2 12.8 3  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 4  
Magnesium g/kg DM 3.6 0.8 2.8 4.8 5  
Zinc mg/kg DM 77   64 90 2  
Copper mg/kg DM 26   24 27 2  
Iron mg/kg DM 422       1  
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine % protein 4.4       1  
Aspartic acid % protein 7.8       1  
Cystine % protein 1.5       1  
Glutamic acid % protein 15.6       1  
Glycine % protein 4.7       1  
Isoleucine % protein 3.8       1  
Leucine % protein 6.0       1  
Lysine % protein 3.3   3.1 3.4 2  
Methionine % protein 2.3       1  
Phenylalanine % protein 4.3       1  
Serine % protein 3.8       1  
Threonine % protein 3.3       1  
Valine % protein 4.8       1  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 63.6         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 64.1         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.0         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.9         *
ME ruminants (gas production) MJ/kg DM 4.1       1  
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 75.0       1  
a (N) % 91.1   89.5 92.8 2  
b (N) % 5.3   4.0 6.6 2  
c (N) h-1 0.162   0.156 0.167 2  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 95   95 96 2  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 95   94 96 2  
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 55.6         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 12.1         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 11.1         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 6.2         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 78.0       1  
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn cockerel MJ/kg DM 10.8 0.5 10.4 11.4 3  

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

References

Adamidou et al., 2009; AFZ, 2011; Albar, 2006; Beran et al., 2005; Bredon, 1957; CIRAD, 1991; CIRAD, 2008; Gowda et al., 2004; Guillaume, 1978; Jacob et al., 1996; Khanum et al., 2007; Lekule et al., 1990; Neumark, 1970; Pozy et al., 1996; Sibanda et al., 1993; Vermorel, 1973

Last updated on 30/09/2013 13:10:51

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