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Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), straw
Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)
87.2
Dry matter
% as fed
4.6
Crude protein
% DM
56
ADF
% DM
73
NDF
% DM
Minerals
7.2
Ash
% DM
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), aerial part, fresh
Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)
15.9
Dry matter
% as fed
14.1
Crude protein
% DM
33.9
ADF
% DM
46.3
NDF
% DM
Minerals
11.4
Ash
% DM
25.6
Calcium
g/kg DM
2.4
Phosphorus
g/kg DM
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), straw
Average nutritional values
Dry matter87.2 %
Crude protein4.6 %
Crude fibre50.4 %
NDF73 %
ADF56 %
Lignin10.7 %
Ether extract1.2 %
Ash7.2 %
Gross energy18.7 %
OM digestibility, ruminants36.5 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants33 %
ME ruminants4.9 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants5.9 %
DE ruminants6.2 %
DE rabbit4.1 %
MEn rabbit3.9 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit21.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit61.2 %
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), aerial part, fresh
Average nutritional values
Dry matter15.9 %
Crude protein14.1 %
Crude fibre28.4 %
NDF46.3 %
ADF33.9 %
Lignin7.7 %
Ether extract0.9 %
Ash11.4 %
Gross energy17.6 %
Calcium25.6 %
Phosphorus2.4 %
Potassium29.3 %
Magnesium4.7 %
Manganese51 %
Zinc83 %
Copper7 %
Iron353 %
Alanine6.3 %
Arginine6.1 %
Aspartic acid10.8 %
Glutamic acid13.7 %
Glycine5.8 %
Histidine3.4 %
Isoleucine4.3 %
Leucine9.6 %
Lysine5.8 %
Methionine1.3 %
Phenylalanine6.2 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine11.1 %
Proline3.5 %
Serine5 %
Threonine5.1 %
Tyrosine4.9 %
Valine5.5 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants62.9 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants60.1 %
ME ruminants8.5 %
DE ruminants10.6 %
Myristic acid C14:01.4 %
Palmitic acid C16:015.6 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:13.1 %
Stearic acid C18:00.8 %
Oleic acid C18:16.2 %
Linoleic acid C18:224.5 %
Linolenic acid C18:337.2 %