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Desert date (Balanites aegyptiacus)

Desert date, bark and wood

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.7

Dry matter

% as fed
4.7

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

5.5

Ash

% DM
12.3

Calcium

g/kg DM
0.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Desert date, leaves, dry

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

94

Dry matter

% as fed
14.3

Crude protein

% DM
21.2

ADF

% DM
32.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

15.3

Ash

% DM
47.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Desert date, aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

44

Dry matter

% as fed
16

Crude protein

% DM
22.6

ADF

% DM
33

NDF

% DM

Minerals

14.6

Ash

% DM
27.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Desert date, fruit pits

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

97.8

Dry matter

% as fed
11.2

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

2.2

Ash

% DM
2.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Desert date, fruits, dry

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.3

Dry matter

% as fed
8.6

Crude protein

% DM
24.9

ADF

% DM
39.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.8

Ash

% DM
2.2

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Desert date, fruits, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

66.3

Dry matter

% as fed
11.1

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

8.1

Ash

% DM
1.6

Calcium

g/kg DM
4

Phosphorus

g/kg DM