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Wheat feed flour

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 87.6 1.4 83.8 96.3 506  
Crude protein % DM 15.1 2.2 8.4 20.5 514  
Crude fibre % DM 1.1 0.6 0.1 3.3 107 *
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 8.2 3.6 5 15.8 8 *
Acid detergent fibre % DM 1.7 1 0.4 3.2 7 *
Lignin % DM 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 10  
Ether extract % DM 2.7 0.9 0.7 4.4 107 *
Ash % DM 1.7 0.6 0.5 3.1 152 *
Insoluble ash % DM 0.07       1  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 69.7 7.3 51.1 83.2 463  
Starch (enzymatic) % DM 62.5         *
Total sugars % DM 5.6         *
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.9 1 16.2 20.8 16 *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine g/16g N 4.2         *
Arginine g/16g N 5.7 0.7 4 5.7 5 *
Aspartic acid g/16g N 6         *
Cystine g/16g N 2 0.1 2 2.3 6 *
Glutamic acid g/16g N 23.7         *
Glycine g/16g N 4.8         *
Histidine g/16g N 2.7   2.2 2.7 4 *
Isoleucine g/16g N 3.2 0.3 3.1 3.8 5 *
Leucine g/16g N 6.3 0.3 5.9 6.6 5 *
Lysine g/16g N 3.7 0.3 2.8 3.9 7 *
Methionine g/16g N 1.5 0.2 1.4 1.9 7 *
Methionine+cystine g/16g N 3.5         *
Phenylalanine g/16g N 4.1 0.2 4 4.4 5 *
Phenylalanine+tyrosine g/16g N 6.9       1 *
Proline g/16g N 6.7       1 *
Serine g/16g N 4.3 0.2 4.1 4.7 5 *
Threonine g/16g N 3.1 0.1 2.8 3.1 7 *
Tryptophan g/16g N 1.2         *
Tyrosine g/16g N 2.8       1 *
Valine g/16g N 4.5 0.4 3.8 4.7 5 *
               
Fatty acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Myristic acid C14:0 % fatty acids 0.1   0 0.3 4  
Palmitic acid C16:0 % fatty acids 17.8 0.9 15.5 18.3 9  
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 % fatty acids 0.4          
Stearic acid C18:0 % fatty acids 0.8 0.07 0.7 0.9 8  
Oleic acid C18:1 % fatty acids 15.2 2.7 11.3 20.4 11  
Linoleic acid C18:2 % fatty acids 56.4          
Linolenic acid C18:3 % fatty acids 5.9 1 5.4 8.5 9  
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.1 8 *
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4.4 1.3 1.8 5.8 12 *
Potassium g/kg DM 6.2       1 *
Sodium g/kg DM 0.07   0 0.17 4  
Chlorine g/kg DM 0.7       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.8          
Sulfur g/kg DM 1.7       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 57          
Zinc mg/kg DM 45          
Copper mg/kg DM 6          
Iron mg/kg DM 16   15 16 2  
Selenium mg/kg DM 0.2          
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 92.7         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 17.5         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 17         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.1         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 87.1         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn cockerel MJ/kg DM 14.7         *
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 14.1       1 *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 86.8         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 84.6         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.3         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 71         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 76         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 80         *
a (N) % 35   32 56 2  
b (N) % 57   39 83 3  
c (N) h-1 0.155   0.134 0.182 3  
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 80         *
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 15.7       1 *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 15.1         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 83.3       1 *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 78.9       1 *

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

References

Adeola, 2003; AFZ, 2025; CIRAD, 1991; De Silva et al., 1990; Eeckhout et al., 1994; Jondreville et al., 2000; Krishna, 1985; Lekule et al., 1990; Maertens et al., 1985; Mariscal Landin, 1992; Noblet et al., 2000; Rajaguru et al., 1985; Tiwari et al., 2006

Last updated on 30/10/2026 16:22:53

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