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Tamarugo leaves, dry

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 91.2 0.5 90.5 91.7 4
Crude protein % DM 12.0 2.4 9.0 15.9 6
Crude fibre % DM 13.8 4.5 9.9 22.3 6
Ether extract % DM 2.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 6
Ash % DM 17.2 6.2 9.8 24.3 6
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 16.1 14.7 17.6 2
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 25.0 14.4 35.5 2
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.2 1.9 2.5 2
Potassium g/kg DM 17.4 16.2 18.6 2
Sodium g/kg DM 0.7 0.3 1.1 2
Magnesium g/kg DM 4.3 3.9 4.6 2
Manganese mg/kg DM 253 136 369 2
Zinc mg/kg DM 33 24 42 2
Copper mg/kg DM 21 17 24 2
Iron mg/kg DM 345 230 460 2
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 38.7 1
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 55.0 1

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

References

Habit et al., 1981; Latrille et al., 1971; Pak et al., 1977

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:21

Datasheet 
Tamarugo (Prosopis tamarugo)
Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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