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Ear maize, without husks, silage

Corn cob mix silage

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 61.0 6.4 50.2 70.0 11  
Crude protein % DM 9.8 1.0 7.5 10.9 11  
Crude fibre % DM 4.8 2.2 2.8 7.9 10  
NDF % DM 19.0 4.7 12.1 25.3 5  
ADF % DM 9.9 2.8 4.5 12.2 5 *
Lignin % DM 1.7 0.4 1.3 2.0 3  
Ether extract % DM 4.2 0.3 3.7 4.5 6  
Ash % DM 2.3 0.4 1.6 3.0 7  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 60.9 12.9 42.3 74.3 9  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.7 0.2 18.6 19.0 3 *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Cystine % protein 1.9       1  
Histidine % protein 2.4       1  
Isoleucine % protein 3.5       1  
Leucine % protein 11.7       1  
Lysine % protein 2.8       1  
Methionine % protein 2.4       1  
Phenylalanine % protein 4.2       1  
Threonine % protein 3.4       1  
Tryptophan % protein 0.7       1  
Tyrosine % protein 1.5       1  
Valine % protein 4.6       1  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 84.1         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 81.7         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.3         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.8         *
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 77.9         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.6         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.1         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 11.1         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 14.2 1.3 12.9 15.6 4  

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

References

Aboud et al., 1988; Diaz et al., 2013; Meyer, 2015; Pysera et al., 2012; San Emeterio et al., 2000; Wecke et al., 1987

Last updated on 24/02/2015 01:53:36

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Ear maize
Table status 
Finished
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