Carob (Ceratonia siliqua), whole pods
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 83.2 | 1 | ||||
Crude protein | % DM | 7.8 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 3 | |
Crude fibre | % DM | 9.9 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 2 | ||
NDF | % DM | 34.0 | 29.2 | 38.8 | 2 | ||
ADF | % DM | 23.6 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 2 | ||
Lignin | % DM | 11.0 | 6.4 | 15.7 | 2 | ||
Ether extract | % DM | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3 | |
Ash | % DM | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3 | |
Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 18.9 | 1 | ||||
Total sugars | % DM | 46.0 | 45.9 | 46.1 | 2 | ||
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.0 | * | ||||
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 4.9 | 1 | ||||
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.5 | 1 | ||||
Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) | g/kg DM | 16.0 | 1 | ||||
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) | % | 74 | 1 | ||||
ME ruminants (gas production) | MJ/kg DM | 11.2 | 1 | ||||
Pig nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Energy digestibility, growing pig | % | 55.2 | * | ||||
DE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 9.9 | * | ||||
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig | % | 71.9 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
El-Shatnawi et al., 2001; Fredella et al., 1983; Karabulut et al., 2006
Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:40
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