Babul (Acacia nilotica), seeds

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	93.5	1.3	91.9	94.9	4
Crude protein	% DM	20.4	3.9	15.8	28.3	8
Crude fibre	% DM	19.4	3.8	16.6	24.8	4
NDF	% DM	37.2	6.0	30.6	45.7	7
ADF	% DM	29.3	4.0	24.9	36.1	7
Lignin	% DM	4.2	2.0	1.5	7.6	6
Ether extract	% DM	4.2	1.9	1.6	7.0	6
Ash	% DM	5.7	1.0	4.0	6.9	7
Starch (polarimetry)	% DM	1.9				1
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	19.2		18.1	19.9	2	*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	7.9	2.3	5.5	10.0	3
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	3.4	0.5	3.0	4.0	3
Potassium	g/kg DM	10.9	1.2	9.6	12.1	3
Magnesium	g/kg DM	2.5	0.0	2.5	2.5	3
Manganese	mg/kg DM	44				1
Zinc	mg/kg DM	44				1
Copper	mg/kg DM	26				1

Amino acids	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Alanine	% protein	3.3		3.3	3.4	2
Arginine	% protein	7.7		6.6	8.8	2
Aspartic acid	% protein	8.9		8.3	9.4	2
Cystine	% protein	8.7				1
Glutamic acid	% protein	11.8		11.2	12.3	2
Glycine	% protein	5.9				1
Histidine	% protein	3.6		2.6	4.7	2
Isoleucine	% protein	2.8		2.6	2.9	2
Leucine	% protein	6.1		5.7	6.5	2
Lysine	% protein	5.7		4.6	6.8	2
Methionine	% protein	2.4		0.2	4.6	2
Phenylalanine	% protein	3.0		2.9	3.0	2
Proline	% protein	4.6		4.2	5.0	2
Serine	% protein	3.5		2.0	4.9	2
Threonine	% protein	2.3		1.9	2.7	2
Tyrosine	% protein	1.9		1.2	2.6	2
Valine	% protein	3.4		2.8	4.0	2

Secondary metabolites	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)	g/kg DM	3.9	1.7	2.7	5.8	3
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)	g/kg DM	1.6				1

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	70.0
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	68.2					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	13.1					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	10.5					*

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

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:42

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