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Mung bean (Vigna radiata), seeds

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 90.0 1.4 88.1 93.1 14  
Crude protein % DM 25.8 2.8 19.5 29.4 16  
Crude fibre % DM 6.3 2.6 4.3 12.4 8  
NDF % DM 15.6       1  
ADF % DM 8.5   6.6 10.3 2  
Ether extract % DM 1.9 1.2 0.2 3.7 14  
Ash % DM 4.6 3.0 0.9 14.0 17  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 47.0 2.1 45.4 49.4 3  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.7 0.6 17.2 19.1 8 *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 1.6 1.4 0.8 4.7 7  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4.5 0.8 3.6 6.2 9  
Potassium g/kg DM 9.6       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.2   1.7 2.6 2  
Zinc mg/kg DM 35   29 41 2  
Copper mg/kg DM 8   0 16 2  
Iron mg/kg DM 537   64 1010 2  
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine % protein 3.6 0.2 3.1 3.7 5  
Arginine % protein 5.9 1.2 3.4 7.3 7  
Aspartic acid % protein 9.3 0.9 8.1 10.9 6  
Cystine % protein 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.2 8  
Glutamic acid % protein 13.3 1.6 10.8 15.6 6  
Glycine % protein 2.9 0.5 1.8 3.2 6  
Histidine % protein 2.5 0.2 2.4 2.9 6  
Isoleucine % protein 3.7 0.3 3.5 4.4 6  
Leucine % protein 6.8 0.8 5.9 8.2 6  
Lysine % protein 6.9 1.0 5.8 8.2 9  
Methionine % protein 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 10  
Phenylalanine % protein 5.3 1.2 3.1 6.7 7  
Proline % protein 5.2 0.4 4.6 5.5 5  
Serine % protein 4.1 0.7 2.9 4.5 5  
Threonine % protein 2.7 0.5 2.0 3.6 7  
Tryptophan % protein 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.8 6  
Tyrosine % protein 2.4 0.3 1.8 2.8 6  
Valine % protein 4.4 0.6 3.6 5.6 7  
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 2.3       1  
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 2.3 1.3 0.0 3.4 5  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 92.0         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 90.2         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 16.9         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.6         *
a (N) % 62.3       1  
b (N) % 17.9       1  
c (N) h-1 0.030       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 70         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 68         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AME poultry MJ/kg DM 13.4 0.5 12.7 13.9 4  
TME poultry MJ/kg DM 14.7   14.2 15.3 2  

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Amber, 2000; Bagchi et al., 1955; Creswell, 1981; Friesecke, 1970; Garg et al., 2002; Gowda et al., 2004; Harmuth-Hoene et al., 1987; Holm, 1971; Lim Han Kuo, 1967; Min Wang et al., 2008; Ranaweera et al., 1981; Ravindran et al., 1994; Robinson et al., 2001; Wiryawan, 1997; Yin et al., 1993

Last updated on 13/08/2013 22:22:34

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