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Barley grain, naked varieties

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

86.8

Dry matter

% as fed
14.4

Crude protein

% DM
2.9

ADF

% DM
12.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2.1

Ash

% DM
0.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Barley grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.1

Dry matter

% as fed
11.8

Crude protein

% DM
6.4

ADF

% DM
21.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2.6

Ash

% DM
0.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Barley grain, naked varieties

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
86.8 %
Crude protein
14.4 %
Crude fibre
2.3 %
NDF
12.8 %
ADF
2.9 %
Lignin
0.6 %
Ether extract
2.3 %
Ash
2.1 %
Gross energy
18.6 %
Starch (enzymatic)
61 %
Calcium
0.5 %
Phosphorus
4.3 %
Magnesium
1.5 %
Manganese
15 %
Zinc
30 %
Copper
5 %
Iron
55 %
Alanine
4.5 %
Arginine
5.4 %
Aspartic acid
6 %
Cystine
2.7 %
Glutamic acid
21.6 %
Glycine
4.4 %
Histidine
2.5 %
Isoleucine
3.8 %
Leucine
7.2 %
Lysine
3.8 %
Methionine
1.8 %
Phenylalanine
5.2 %
Proline
9.6 %
Serine
4.2 %
Threonine
3.6 %
Tryptophan
1 %
Tyrosine
3.4 %
Valine
5.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
88.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
86.5 %
ME ruminants
13.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
72.1 %
DE ruminants
16.1 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
87.5 %
DE growing pig
16.2 %
MEn growing pig
15.1 %

Barley grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87.1 %
Crude protein
11.8 %
Crude fibre
5.2 %
NDF
21.7 %
ADF
6.4 %
Lignin
1.1 %
Ether extract
2 %
Ash
2.6 %
Gross energy
18.4 %
Starch (polarimetry)
59.7 %
Total sugars
2.8 %
Calcium
0.8 %
Phosphorus
3.9 %
Potassium
5.7 %
Sodium
0.1 %
Magnesium
1.3 %
Manganese
19 %
Zinc
30 %
Copper
12 %
Iron
184 %
Alanine
4.1 %
Arginine
4.7 %
Aspartic acid
5.8 %
Cystine
2.2 %
Glutamic acid
22.8 %
Glycine
4 %
Histidine
2.2 %
Isoleucine
3.6 %
Leucine
6.8 %
Lysine
3.7 %
Methionine
1.7 %
Phenylalanine
4.9 %
Proline
10.5 %
Serine
4.2 %
Threonine
3.4 %
Tryptophan
1.2 %
Tyrosine
2.8 %
Valine
5 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
0.8 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
83.2 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
80.7 %
ME ruminants
12.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
66.6 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
71 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
76 %
a (N)
15.5 %
b (N)
74.7 %
c (N)
0.168 %
DE ruminants
14.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
80.6 %
DE growing pig
14.8 %
MEn growing pig
14.3 %
NE growing pig
11.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
76.2 %
DE rabbit
14.5 %
MEn rabbit
14.1 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
79 %
AMEn cockerel
13.2 %
AMEn broiler
11.3 %