Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), aerial part, hay

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	91.2	2.8	87.3	94.2	5
Crude protein	% DM	19.2	2.3	15.0	23.3	16
Crude fibre	% DM	30.4		24.5	36.3	2
NDF	% DM	41.1	8.4	33.6	61.0	16
ADF	% DM	33.9	5.5	27.5	46.2	16
Lignin	% DM	9.6	1.1	8.4	11.7	12
Ether extract	% DM	1.7		1.6	1.8	2
Ash	% DM	11.0	2.6	8.4	15.1	6
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	18.2					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	13.4		13.1	13.6	2
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	2.7		1.7	3.7	2
Potassium	g/kg DM	34.0				1
Magnesium	g/kg DM	3.8				1

Secondary metabolites	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)	g/kg DM	17.2	6.4	7.7	27.7	13

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, ruminants	%	61.0	4.7	60.8	69.3	3	*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	57.5					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	10.5					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	8.2					*
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants	%	69.7	6.9	62.8	76.5	3
a (N)	%	52.7	2.4	48.2	56.1	10
b (N)	%	41.6	2.0	38.9	45.0	10
c (N)	h-1	0.135	0.015	0.115	0.158	10
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)	%	85					*
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)	%	82					*

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

Last updated on 19/12/2014 11:58:45

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