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Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 90.7 3 84.8 93.2 8  
Crude protein % DM 2.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 8  
Crude fibre % DM 57.9 3.2 51.8 62 7  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 90.1          
Acid detergent fibre % DM 62   57.2 66 4  
Lignin % DM 22.3   20.1 24.6 4  
Ether extract % DM 0.5   0.2 1.1 4  
Ash % DM 2.5 2.3 1.5 6.9 5  
Insoluble ash % DM 0.2         *
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.4         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 1.8       1  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 0.2       1  
Potassium g/kg DM 7.2   4.3 10.8 3  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.43       1  
Chlorine g/kg DM 0.4       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 35          
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 20         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 3.9         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 3.5         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 1.2         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 5.2         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn cockerel MJ/kg DM 0.7         *
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 0.7         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 27.8         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 25.5         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 4         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 0          
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 3.7         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 3.6         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 19.1         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 40.3         *

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

References

AFZ, 2017; Jafari et al., 2015

Last updated on 29/09/2020 16:57:52

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