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Old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia), aerial part, dry

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 88.0 5.8 76.8 92.5 6  
Crude protein % DM 19.0 3.9 12.8 22.6 6  
Crude fibre % DM 8.9 8.6 2.8 21.5 4  
NDF % DM 38.0   35.2 40.7 2  
ADF % DM 22.3   17.1 27.5 2  
Lignin % DM 5.1       1  
Ether extract % DM 3.5 0.1 3.5 3.6 3  
Ash % DM 23.5 3.3 19.9 28.3 6  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 15.4         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 15.0 3.7 11.0 19.9 4  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.7 1.4 0.9 4.0 4  
Potassium g/kg DM 35.8 8.8 27.8 48.2 4  
Sodium g/kg DM 60.7 24.6 29.6 89.6 4  
Chlorine g/kg DM 47.8       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.9 3.3 0.0 5.6 3  
Zinc mg/kg DM 50 4 46 53 3  
Copper mg/kg DM 44 29 27 78 3  
Iron mg/kg DM 21   20 21 2  

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

References

Abd El-Galil et al., 2014; Abu-Zanat et al., 2006; CIRAD, 1991; Meneses et al., 2012

Last updated on 19/09/2016 23:22:54

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