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Tembien clover (Trifolium tembense), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Crude protein % DM 19.9 8.4 8.3 34.1 60  
Crude fibre % DM 17.8       1  
NDF % DM 47.8 5.8 36.7 58.1 34  
ADF % DM 42.7 6.3 33.4 54.1 22  
Lignin % DM 6.8 1.7 4.5 9.9 17  
Ether extract % DM 2.6       1  
Ash % DM 8.9 1.5 6.3 12.5 49  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.3         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 7.4 5.4 2.5 13.2 3  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.1 0.8 2.4 4.0 3  
Potassium g/kg DM 28.5   27.3 29.7 2  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6   2.4 2.7 2  
Manganese mg/kg DM 138   101 175 2  
Zinc mg/kg DM 65   57 73 2  
Copper mg/kg DM 17   17 18 2  
Iron mg/kg DM 1410   700 2119 2  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 77.5         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 74.1         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.6         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.9         *

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

References

CGIAR, 2009; Dougall, 1962

Last updated on 25/09/2016 10:37:39

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