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Koronivia grass (Brachiaria humidicola), aerial part, hay

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 93.2 2.2 89.3 96.4 7
Crude protein % DM 5.0 1.4 2.4 6.5 7
Crude fibre % DM 38.1 5.0 28.4 45.3 7
NDF % DM 70.4 *
ADF % DM 44.5 *
Lignin % DM 6.8 *
Ether extract % DM 1.6 1.0 1.0 3.6 6
Ash % DM 10.6 4.7 3.2 15.9 7
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.7 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 5.6 4.4 0.9 13.7 6
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.5 1.2 0.4 3.6 6
Potassium g/kg DM 27.2 16.7 3.4 40.2 4
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6 1.2 1.0 3.8 4
Manganese mg/kg DM 101 1
Zinc mg/kg DM 32 1
Copper mg/kg DM 7 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 46.8 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 44.7 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 7.9 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 6.4 *
 
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
TME poultry MJ/kg DM 4.1 1

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

References

CIRAD, 1991; Monforte et al., 2002

Last updated on 27/11/2012 14:52:32

Datasheet 
Koronivia grass (Brachiaria humidicola)
Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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