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Tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Crude protein % DM 22.2 5.9 14.4 32.9 11  
Crude fibre % DM 14.8 6.2 11.2 22.0 3  
NDF % DM 44.5 8.1 34.1 55.0 7  
ADF % DM 26.4 5.7 20.4 36.1 6  
Lignin % DM 8.3 1.0 6.9 9.8 6  
Ether extract % DM 5.1 0.9 4.0 5.6 3  
Ash % DM 6.5 2.5 3.8 11.4 10  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.4         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 4.7   3.7 5.7 2  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.8   1.7 1.9 2  
Potassium g/kg DM 13.4       1  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.5       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.9       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 54       1  
Zinc mg/kg DM 57       1  
Copper mg/kg DM 6       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 181       1  
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 53.1       1  
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 4.5   1.0 8.0 2  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 65.4       1  
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 62.5         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.1         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.7         *
a (N) % 35.2 7.8 26.7 45.7 4  
b (N) % 63.4 9.0 53.8 75.4 4  
c (N) h-1 0.040 0.004 0.036 0.044 4  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 67         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 61 7 51 66 4 *

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

References

Bonsi et al., 1995; El Hassan et al., 2000; Kaitho et al., 1997; Kaitho et al., 1998; Munguti et al., 2012; Norman et al., 2010; Snook, 1961; Tolera et al., 1997; Varvikko et al., 1993

Last updated on 21/09/2016 23:12:11

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