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Purple vetch (Vicia benghalensis), straw

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Crude protein % DM 11   10.6 11.4 2  
Crude fibre % DM 39.8       1 *
Ash % DM 8.5   8.3 8.7 2  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 65.8   64.5 67.1 2  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 47.7   46.9 48.5 2  
Lignin % DM 13.3   13.1 13.4 2  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.4         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 11       1  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.4       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 3.2       1  
Sulfur g/kg DM 1.8       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 58       1  
Zinc mg/kg DM 25       1  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 7.8         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 6.2       1 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 42         *
OM digestibility, ruminants % 44       1 *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 34       1 *
a (DM) % 20       1  
b (DM) % 36       1  
c (DM) h-1 0.038       1  

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

References

Abreu et al., 1998; Bruno-Soares et al., 2000

Last updated on 21/12/2017 14:18:28

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