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Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) oil meal

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

92.8

Dry matter

% as fed
19

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

7.2

Ash

% DM
1.6

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Colocynth seed (Citrullus colocynthis)

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

95

Dry matter

% as fed
13

Crude protein

% DM
43.2

ADF

% DM
59.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

5.2

Ash

% DM
2.4

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) oil meal

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
92.8 %
Crude protein
19 %
Crude fibre
48.7 %
Ether extract
6.1 %
Ash
7.2 %
Insoluble ash
5.1 %
Gross energy
20.4 %
Calcium
1.6 %
Phosphorus
3.3 %
Potassium
4.4 %
Sodium
1.08 %
Magnesium
0.7 %
Zinc
19 %
Copper
4 %
Iron
45 %
Alanine
4.2 %
Arginine
7.8 %
Aspartic acid
9.9 %
Glutamic acid
13.1 %
Glycine
6 %
Histidine
2.2 %
Isoleucine
2.3 %
Leucine
6.4 %
Lysine
2.7 %
Methionine
0.1 %
Phenylalanine
4.1 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
6.8 %
Proline
5.8 %
Serine
3.3 %
Threonine
1.9 %
Tyrosine
2.7 %
Valine
2.7 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
76.7 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
75.4 %
ME ruminants
11.9 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
78.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
13.7 %
DE growing pig
2.8 %
MEn growing pig
2.5 %
NE growing pig
1.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
21.6 %
DE rabbit
5.5 %
MEn rabbit
4.9 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
27 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
64.6 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0.2 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
17.3 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.1 %
Stearic acid C18:0
9 %
Oleic acid C18:1
12.3 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
60.1 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
0.3 %
AMEn cockerel
6.7 %
AMEn broiler
6.4 %

Colocynth seed (Citrullus colocynthis)

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
95 %
Crude protein
13 %
Crude fibre
40.8 %
NDF
59.2 %
ADF
43.2 %
Lignin
3.8 %
Ether extract
24.9 %
Ash
5.2 %
Gross energy
24.2 %
Calcium
2.4 %
Phosphorus
2.5 %
Potassium
4.8 %
Sodium
0.46 %
Magnesium
1.9 %
Manganese
37 %
Zinc
23 %
Copper
25 %
Iron
324 %
Alanine
4.9 %
Arginine
11.7 %
Aspartic acid
8.9 %
Cystine
1.8 %
Glutamic acid
16.5 %
Glycine
6.1 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
3.7 %
Leucine
6.6 %
Lysine
3.7 %
Methionine
2.5 %
Methionine+cystine
4.3 %
Phenylalanine
4.8 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
7 %
Proline
3.7 %
Serine
4.6 %
Threonine
3.7 %
Tryptophan
1.4 %
Tyrosine
2.2 %
Valine
4.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
57.5 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
58.7 %
ME ruminants
11.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
60.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
33.4 %
DE growing pig
8.1 %
MEn growing pig
7.8 %
NE growing pig
7.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
34 %
DE rabbit
11 %
MEn rabbit
10.4 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
45.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
84.5 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0.2 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
17.3 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.1 %
Stearic acid C18:0
9 %
Oleic acid C18:1
12.3 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
60.1 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
0.3 %
AMEn cockerel
13.3 %
AMEn broiler
12.2 %