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Maize stover, dry

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 92.8 2.8 84.1 98 76  
Crude protein % DM 3.9 1.5 1.8 11.5 80  
Crude fibre % DM 40.7 4.1 29 48.2 62  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 75 13.6 39.5 87.8 60  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 49.6 6.2 37 59.4 57  
Lignin % DM 7.4 2.4 3 13.5 53  
Ether extract % DM 0.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 42  
Ash % DM 7.1 2 3.9 12.9 73  
Insoluble ash % DM 2.1 1.5 0.5 8.5 32  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 11.4   10.9 11.9 2  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.2         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 3.2 1.8 1.6 11.7 38  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 0.8 0.6 0.2 2.6 37  
Potassium g/kg DM 14 6.3 5.4 28 30  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.24 0.26 0.04 0.75 13  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.3 0.3 1.7 3 29  
Sulfur g/kg DM 0.9   0.9 0.9 3  
Manganese mg/kg DM 107 78 16 242 16  
Zinc mg/kg DM 17 8 9 32 16  
Copper mg/kg DM 4 1 2 6 16  
Iron mg/kg DM 975          
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 2   2 2 3  
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 49 6.1 46 61.4 6 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 46.8         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.5         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 6.9         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 15.5 23.4 -25.2 39.7 6  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 45       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 48       1 *
a (N) % 38       1  
b (N) % 31       1  
c (N) h-1 0.02       1  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 49.8         *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 9.1       1  
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 8.9         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 62.3   56 68.5 2  

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

Last updated on 06/11/2019 16:27:09

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