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Sainfoin, aerial part, hay

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 89.7 3.8 84.2 94.4 14
Crude protein % DM 15.2 3.3 9.0 22.1 17
Crude fibre % DM 26.6 6.4 13.1 32.7 12
NDF % DM 47.7 10.6 32.4 64.0 10
ADF % DM 35.7 8.7 17.9 50.6 10
Lignin % DM 9.0 1.9 6.6 11.8 8
Ether extract % DM 2.1 1
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis % DM 2.0 1
Ash % DM 7.9 2.5 5.7 16.1 16
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 13.7 1.1 12.3 15.0 4
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.1 1.4 1.9 4.9 4
Sodium g/kg DM 0.1 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.3 2.0 2.6 2
Iron mg/kg DM 116 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 4.7 1
Arginine % protein 4.5 1
Aspartic acid % protein 10.3 1
Cystine % protein 1.0 1
Glutamic acid % protein 9.0 1
Glycine % protein 4.6 1
Histidine % protein 2.1 1
Isoleucine % protein 4.3 1
Leucine % protein 7.1 1
Lysine % protein 5.2 1
Methionine % protein 1.6 1
Phenylalanine % protein 4.9 1
Proline % protein 8.6 1
Serine % protein 4.0 1
Threonine % protein 4.1 1
Tyrosine % protein 3.7 1
Valine % protein 5.5 1
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 54.6 39.9 6.0 111.3 5
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 63.2 5.6 52.6 68.4 9 *
OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) % 69 4 64 73 3
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 59.7 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.0 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.9 *
ME ruminants (gas production) MJ/kg DM 11.0 0.8 10.2 11.8 3
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 64.4 8.4 46.4 76.2 10
a (N) % 19.6 1
b (N) % 72.1 1
c (N) h-1 0.092 1
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 70 *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 63 *
 
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 44.4 *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 8.2 1
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 7.8 *

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Alibes et al., 1990; Aufrère et al., 2008; Bal et al., 2006; Fernandez Carmona et al., 1996; Gomez Cabrera, 2009; Kraiem et al., 1990; Sarcicek et al., 2002; Scharenberg et al., 2008; Tisserand et al., 1989

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

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