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Faba bean (Vicia faba), low-tannin cultivars

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 85.9 1.3 84.0 88.2 23  
Crude protein % DM 31.0 2.1 27.8 34.7 28  
Crude fibre % DM 8.5 0.7 7.4 9.9 19  
NDF % DM 14.5 2.7 11.1 19.2 14  
ADF % DM 10.2 1.1 7.8 11.8 15  
Lignin % DM 0.7 0.7 0.1 2.6 13  
Ether extract % DM 1.3 0.2 0.9 1.6 9  
Ash % DM 4.1 0.3 3.5 4.6 21  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 43.2 2.8 38.3 48.4 15  
Total sugars % DM 4.0 0.9 3.2 5.7 10  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.7 0.2 18.3 18.9 18 *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 0.4       1  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4.6 0.8 3.8 5.8 5  
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine % protein 3.9 0.2 3.5 4.4 13  
Arginine % protein 8.9 0.8 7.4 10.5 13  
Aspartic acid % protein 10.1 0.6 8.7 10.8 13  
Cystine % protein 1.2 0.2 1.0 1.7 15  
Glutamic acid % protein 16.1 1.1 14.4 18.2 13  
Glycine % protein 4.1 0.3 3.5 4.5 13  
Histidine % protein 2.5 0.2 2.2 2.8 8  
Isoleucine % protein 4.1 0.3 3.5 4.5 13  
Leucine % protein 7.1 0.4 6.3 7.6 13  
Lysine % protein 6.3 0.5 5.4 7.2 15  
Methionine % protein 0.8 0.1 0.6 1.0 15  
Phenylalanine % protein 4.1 0.2 3.5 4.4 12  
Proline % protein 4.0 0.4 3.1 4.3 7  
Serine % protein 4.6 0.2 4.2 5.1 13  
Threonine % protein 3.5 0.3 3.1 4.1 15  
Tryptophan % protein 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.0 9  
Tyrosine % protein 2.7 0.3 2.4 3.2 10  
Valine % protein 4.6 0.4 3.7 5.1 13  
               
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 2.0 2.5 0.0 6.5 15  
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin) g/kg DM 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 7  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 91.3         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 90.1         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 16.9         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 13.4         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 79.2         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 95   94 96 2  
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 86.7 4.1 80.3 94.3 12 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 16.2 0.8 14.8 17.5 12 *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 15.3         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.8         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 83.1 5.6 70.1 90.7 13  
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AME poultry MJ/kg DM 12.5 0.8 11.3 13.5 9  

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

References

AFZ, 2011; Aufrère et al., 1991; Bourdon et al., 1984; Brévault et al., 2003; Buraczewska et al., 1993; Duée et al., 1979; Faurie et al., 1992; Grosjean et al., 1995; Jansman et al., 1993; Lacassagne et al., 1988; Maillard et al., 1990; Mariscal Landin, 1992; Métayer et al., 2001; Mosenthin et al., 1993; Skiba et al., 2002

Last updated on 01/12/2014 10:17:45

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