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Burgu (Echinochloa stagnina), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 22.9 6.6 12.3 38.5 90
Crude protein % DM 10.1 4.5 3.4 18.9 110
Crude fibre % DM 33.9 3.7 27.4 42.0 93
NDF % DM 69.2 *
ADF % DM 39.6 *
Lignin % DM 5.3 *
Ether extract % DM 1.7 0.5 0.8 2.9 89
Ash % DM 13.2 2.8 7.8 19.3 95
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.4 0.7 17.3 18.7 3 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 2.9 0.7 1.3 4.7 94
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.5 1.0 1.0 5.0 94
Potassium g/kg DM 27.0 8.3 12.9 47.1 94
Sodium g/kg DM 1.7 1.1 0.2 4.0 35
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.0 0.6 1.2 3.3 94
Manganese mg/kg DM 421 551 31 1826 18
Zinc mg/kg DM 34 21 7 91 18
Copper mg/kg DM 7 4 3 19 18
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 63.5 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 60.7 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.5 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.5 *

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

References

Bartha, 1970; CIRAD, 1991; Loosli et al., 1954

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:52

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