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Faba bean (Vicia faba), aerial part, straw

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.7

Dry matter

% as fed
7.4

Crude protein

% DM
51.5

ADF

% DM
59.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

8.8

Ash

% DM
11.1

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.1

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Faba bean (Vicia faba), aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

19.4

Dry matter

% as fed
17.8

Crude protein

% DM
29.7

ADF

% DM
46.9

NDF

% DM

Minerals

9

Ash

% DM

Faba bean (Vicia faba), low-tannin cultivars

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

85.9

Dry matter

% as fed
31

Crude protein

% DM
10.2

ADF

% DM
14.5

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.1

Ash

% DM
0.4

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Faba bean (Vicia faba), all cultivars

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

86.6

Dry matter

% as fed
29

Crude protein

% DM
10.7

ADF

% DM
15.9

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.9

Ash

% DM
1.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
5.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Faba bean (Vicia faba), aerial part, straw

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.7 %
Crude protein
7.4 %
Crude fibre
39.2 %
NDF
59.6 %
ADF
51.5 %
Lignin
10.3 %
Ether extract
1.3 %
Ash
8.8 %
Gross energy
18.1 %
Calcium
11.1 %
Phosphorus
1.1 %
Magnesium
3.4 %
Manganese
24 %
Zinc
39 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
37.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
46.9 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
43.6 %
ME ruminants
6.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
38.3 %
DE ruminants
7.9 %

Faba bean (Vicia faba), aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
19.4 %
Crude protein
17.8 %
Crude fibre
26 %
NDF
46.9 %
ADF
29.7 %
Ash
9 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
74.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
70.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
76.5 %

Faba bean (Vicia faba), low-tannin cultivars

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
85.9 %
Crude protein
31 %
Crude fibre
8.5 %
NDF
14.5 %
ADF
10.2 %
Lignin
0.7 %
Ether extract
1.3 %
Ash
4.1 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
43.2 %
Total sugars
4 %
Calcium
0.4 %
Phosphorus
4.6 %
Alanine
3.9 %
Arginine
8.9 %
Aspartic acid
10.1 %
Cystine
1.2 %
Glutamic acid
16.1 %
Glycine
4.1 %
Histidine
2.5 %
Isoleucine
4.1 %
Leucine
7.1 %
Lysine
6.3 %
Methionine
0.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.1 %
Proline
4 %
Serine
4.6 %
Threonine
3.5 %
Tryptophan
0.8 %
Tyrosine
2.7 %
Valine
4.6 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
2 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0.1 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
91.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
90.1 %
ME ruminants
13.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
79.2 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
95 %
DE ruminants
16.9 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
86.7 %
DE growing pig
16.2 %
MEn growing pig
15.3 %
NE growing pig
10.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
83.1 %
AME poultry
12.5 %

Faba bean (Vicia faba), all cultivars

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
86.6 %
Crude protein
29 %
Crude fibre
9.1 %
NDF
15.9 %
ADF
10.7 %
Lignin
1 %
Ether extract
1.4 %
Ash
3.9 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
44.7 %
Total sugars
3.6 %
Calcium
1.5 %
Phosphorus
5.5 %
Potassium
11.5 %
Sodium
0.1 %
Magnesium
1.8 %
Manganese
10 %
Zinc
34 %
Copper
13 %
Iron
75 %
Alanine
4 %
Arginine
9 %
Aspartic acid
10.2 %
Cystine
1.2 %
Glutamic acid
15.7 %
Glycine
4.1 %
Histidine
2.6 %
Isoleucine
4.1 %
Leucine
7.1 %
Lysine
6.2 %
Methionine
0.8 %
Phenylalanine
4 %
Proline
3.9 %
Serine
4.6 %
Threonine
3.5 %
Tryptophan
0.8 %
Tyrosine
2.8 %
Valine
4.6 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
6.5 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
4.8 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
91.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
89.8 %
ME ruminants
13.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
78.9 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
77 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
80 %
a (N)
53.8 %
b (N)
38.4 %
c (N)
0.092 %
DE ruminants
16.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
82.9 %
DE growing pig
15.5 %
MEn growing pig
14.7 %
NE growing pig
10.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
82 %
AME poultry
12.2 %