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Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

14

Dry matter

% as fed
20.7

Crude protein

% DM
32.2

ADF

% DM
43.5

NDF

% DM

Minerals

22.9

Ash

% DM
13.6

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.1

Dry matter

% as fed
15.4

Crude protein

% DM
8

ADF

% DM
9.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3

Ash

% DM
1.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
14 %
Crude protein
20.7 %
Crude fibre
27.7 %
NDF
43.5 %
ADF
32.2 %
Lignin
9.1 %
Ether extract
1.9 %
Ash
22.9 %
Gross energy
16 %
Calcium
13.6 %
Phosphorus
4.2 %
Potassium
77.4 %
Sodium
0.8 %
Magnesium
6.7 %
Manganese
30 %
Zinc
59 %
Copper
6 %
Iron
516 %
Arginine
4.8 %
Cystine
1 %
Histidine
2.5 %
Isoleucine
4.7 %
Leucine
9.6 %
Lysine
4.8 %
Methionine
1.1 %
Methionine+cystine
2.1 %
Phenylalanine
5.1 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
8.2 %
Threonine
3.5 %
Tryptophan
0.9 %
Tyrosine
3.1 %
Valine
5.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
71.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
68.6 %
ME ruminants
8.5 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
30 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
36 %
DM degradability (effective, k=6%)
32 %
DM degradability (effective, k=4%)
36 %
a (DM)
19 %
a (N)
15 %
b (DM)
32 %
b (N)
107 %
c (DM)
0.045 %
c (N)
0.01 %
DE ruminants
11 %
DE rabbit
5.9 %
MEn rabbit
4.9 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
37 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
100 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
11.9 %
Stearic acid C18:0
3.6 %
Oleic acid C18:1
5.7 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
16.9 %

Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.1 %
Crude protein
15.4 %
Crude fibre
6.9 %
NDF
9.8 %
ADF
8 %
Lignin
4.9 %
Ether extract
9.7 %
Ash
3 %
Gross energy
20.1 %
Starch (enzymatic)
61.6 %
Starch (polarimetry)
63.3 %
Total sugars
3 %
Calcium
1.8 %
Phosphorus
6 %
Potassium
5.9 %
Sodium
0.23 %
Magnesium
3.2 %
Manganese
30 %
Zinc
33 %
Copper
8 %
Iron
150 %
Alanine
3.7 %
Arginine
9 %
Aspartic acid
7.9 %
Cystine
2.3 %
Glutamic acid
16.2 %
Glycine
7.2 %
Histidine
2.6 %
Isoleucine
3.6 %
Leucine
5.4 %
Lysine
5.8 %
Methionine
2.4 %
Methionine+cystine
4.8 %
Phenylalanine
3.9 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
7.2 %
Proline
4 %
Serine
6.1 %
Threonine
3.3 %
Tryptophan
1.4 %
Tyrosine
3.3 %
Valine
4.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
81.4 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
80 %
ME ruminants
13.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
69.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
82.7 %
DE growing pig
16.6 %
MEn growing pig
16.2 %
NE growing pig
12.9 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
74.4 %
DE rabbit
15.3 %
MEn rabbit
14.7 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
75.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
71.7 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
19.2 %
Stearic acid C18:0
2.8 %
Oleic acid C18:1
26.5 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
48.4 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
0.9 %
AMEn cockerel
16.9 %
AMEn broiler
16.5 %