Three flower beggarweed (Desmodium triflorum), aerial part, fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 30.2 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 35.4 | 4 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 11.7 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 4 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 29.8 | 3.7 | 26.1 | 35.0 | 4 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4 | |
| Ash | % DM | 8.5 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 4 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.4 | * | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 3 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 13.6 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 2 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 4.0 | 1 | ||||
| Ruminant nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, Ruminant | % | 65.4 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 62.5 | * | ||||
| DE ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 11.5 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 9.3 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Calvino, 1952; CIRAD, 1991; Holm, 1971; Lim Han Kuo, 1967
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