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Wheat germs

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 88.7 1.9 86.7 92.7 11
Crude protein % DM 29.5 3.8 22.5 36.1 11
Crude fibre % DM 4.0 1.5 1.7 6.0 10
NDF % DM 16.1 12.5 19.7 2
ADF % DM 4.2 3.6 4.9 2
Lignin % DM 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.4 3
Ether extract % DM 9.7 2.7 6.4 16.6 11
Ash % DM 4.7 0.4 4.1 5.3 11
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 19.8 4.0 15.2 22.2 3
Total sugars % DM 17.5 14.6 20.4 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 20.6 19.5 21.0 2 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.1 5
Phosphorus g/kg DM 10.9 1.0 9.8 11.8 5
Potassium g/kg DM 11.8 11.3 12.3 2
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.7 2.7 2.7 2
Manganese mg/kg DM 175 1
Zinc mg/kg DM 170 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 5.2 4.7 5.6 2
Arginine % protein 6.9 0.1 6.8 7.0 3
Aspartic acid % protein 7.4 7.0 7.7 2
Cystine % protein 1.3 0.2 1.1 1.5 3
Glutamic acid % protein 13.5 12.9 14.0 2
Glycine % protein 5.0 0.3 4.7 5.1 3
Histidine % protein 2.1 0.1 2.0 2.2 3
Isoleucine % protein 3.1 0.3 2.9 3.4 3
Leucine % protein 5.7 0.0 5.7 5.7 3
Lysine % protein 5.4 0.6 5.0 6.1 3
Methionine % protein 1.7 0.1 1.6 1.8 3
Phenylalanine % protein 3.3 0.2 3.1 3.5 3
Proline % protein 4.0 1
Serine % protein 3.7 3.7 3.7 2
Threonine % protein 3.4 0.0 3.4 3.5 3
Tryptophan % protein 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 3
Tyrosine % protein 2.8 1
Valine % protein 4.7 0.2 4.5 4.9 3
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 85.6 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 85.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 17.6 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 14.0 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 83.8 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 17.2 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 16.4 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
 
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 89.7 *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 18.4 1
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 17.1 *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 88.3 1

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

References

AFZ, 2011; CIRAD, 1991; Dewar, 1967; Friesecke, 1970; Hepburn et al., 1960; Kendall et al., 1982; Lechevestrier, 1992; Maertens et al., 1985

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:21

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