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Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 36.3 4.2 29.9 43.9 8  
Crude protein % DM 21.1 3.5 15.7 26.5 16  
Crude fibre % DM 27.5         *
Ether extract % DM 4.6   4 6 4  
Ash % DM 6.6 2 4.3 10.6 8  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 45.6 8 31.2 61.6 15  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 32.1 6.8 22.1 45.7 14  
Lignin % DM 9.9 2.1 7.1 14.6 14  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.6         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.7       1  
Sulfur g/kg DM 2.7       1  
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 20 10 10 40 5  
Tanins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 2   0 4 3  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.4         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.8         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 63         *
OM digestibility, ruminants % 66         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 56 3 50 58 5 *
a (N) % 43 5 35 48 5  
b (N) % 34 3 31 38 5  
c (N) h-1 0.036 0.012 0.025 0.053 5  
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 27   25 28 3 *
a (DM) % 23   21 25 3  
b (DM) % 16   16 17 3  
c (DM) h-1 0.019   0.015 0.023 3  

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

References

Ahn et al., 1989; Anele et al., 2009; Arigbede et al., 2012; Kaitho et al., 1998; Larbi et al., 2005; Mahyuddin et al., 1988; Monforte-Briceño et al., 2005; Mota et al., 2005

Last updated on 21/12/2017 23:01:39

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