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Cowpea seeds, heat-treated

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.9

Dry matter

% as fed
26.1

Crude protein

% DM
21.3

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.8

Ash

% DM
0.9

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.7

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Cowpea seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.9

Dry matter

% as fed
25.2

Crude protein

% DM
6.5

ADF

% DM
16.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.1

Ash

% DM
1.1

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Cowpea seeds, heat-treated

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87.9 %
Crude protein
26.1 %
Crude fibre
4.1 %
NDF
21.3 %
Ether extract
1.7 %
Ash
4.8 %
Gross energy
19.2 %
Starch (polarimetry)
48.5 %
Total sugars
0.4 %
Calcium
0.9 %
Phosphorus
2.7 %
Alanine
3.4 %
Arginine
4.6 %
Aspartic acid
9.6 %
Cystine
1.1 %
Glutamic acid
14.1 %
Glycine
3.1 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
2.7 %
Leucine
5.8 %
Lysine
4.9 %
Methionine
1.1 %
Phenylalanine
4.1 %
Proline
4.9 %
Serine
4.3 %
Threonine
2.9 %
Valine
3.4 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
2.4 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.7 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
91 %
ME ruminants
14.1 %
DE ruminants
17.5 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
83.6 %
DE growing pig
16.1 %
MEn growing pig
15.3 %
NE growing pig
11.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
78.8 %
AMEn broiler
14.9 %

Cowpea seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.9 %
Crude protein
25.2 %
Crude fibre
5.6 %
NDF
16.6 %
ADF
6.5 %
Lignin
0.8 %
Ether extract
1.6 %
Ash
4.1 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
47.8 %
Total sugars
4.6 %
Calcium
1.1 %
Phosphorus
4.2 %
Potassium
15 %
Sodium
0.1 %
Magnesium
2.2 %
Manganese
20 %
Zinc
38 %
Copper
9 %
Iron
422 %
Alanine
4.2 %
Arginine
6.7 %
Aspartic acid
10.4 %
Cystine
1.1 %
Glutamic acid
15.8 %
Glycine
3.9 %
Histidine
3.1 %
Isoleucine
4 %
Leucine
7.4 %
Lysine
6.5 %
Methionine
1.4 %
Phenylalanine
5.5 %
Proline
4.6 %
Serine
4.9 %
Threonine
3.8 %
Tryptophan
1.1 %
Tyrosine
3 %
Valine
4.7 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
5 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
18.8 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.2 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
90.5 %
ME ruminants
13.6 %
DE ruminants
16.9 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
81.4 %
DE growing pig
15.2 %
MEn growing pig
14.5 %
NE growing pig
10.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
72.3 %
AMEn broiler
13.4 %