Tef (Eragrostis tef), hay
Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Dry matter | % as fed | 91.7 | 1.2 | 89.7 | 93.2 | 8 | |
Crude protein | % DM | 14.6 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 46 | |
Crude fibre | % DM | 33.7 | 0.6 | 33.1 | 34.2 | 3 | |
NDF | % DM | 56.6 | 4.2 | 50.6 | 68.1 | 39 | |
ADF | % DM | 36.0 | 1.9 | 32.1 | 40.2 | 38 | |
Lignin | % DM | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 7 | |
Ether extract | % DM | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 11 | |
Ash | % DM | 9.4 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 12 | |
Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3 | |
Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.5 | * | ||||
Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
Calcium | g/kg DM | 4.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6 | |
Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6 | |
Potassium | g/kg DM | 18.7 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 3 | |
Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3 | |
Manganese | mg/kg DM | 172 | 76 | 98 | 250 | 3 | |
Zinc | mg/kg DM | 26 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 3 | |
Copper | mg/kg DM | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
Iron | mg/kg DM | 144 | 82 | 83 | 237 | 3 | |
In vitro digestibility and solubility | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
DM digestibility, pepsin | % | 58.5 | 5.1 | 51.2 | 64.8 | 6 | |
Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 61.8 | 61.1 | 65.0 | 2 | * | |
Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 58.4 | * | ||||
DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 10.8 | * | ||||
ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 8.6 | * | ||||
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 59.2 | 57.2 | 61.2 | 2 | ||
a (N) | % | 20.5 | 1 | ||||
b (N) | % | 33.7 | 1 | ||||
c (N) | h-1 | 0.050 | 1 | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 39 | * | ||||
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 36 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Boe et al., 1986; Erasmus et al., 1990; McCown et al., 2012; Roseberg et al., 2007; Ross et al., 1927; Staniar et al., 2010; Twidwell et al., 1991
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