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Hominy feed

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.3

Dry matter

% as fed
15.2

Crude protein

% DM
8.9

ADF

% DM
30.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

6

Ash

% DM
0.9

Calcium

g/kg DM
8.1

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Maize bran

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

88.7

Dry matter

% as fed
11.9

Crude protein

% DM
14.5

ADF

% DM
44.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

5.8

Ash

% DM
4.7

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.4

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Hominy feed

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.3 %
Crude protein
15.2 %
Crude fibre
6.5 %
NDF
30.7 %
ADF
8.9 %
Lignin
1.1 %
Ether extract
5.8 %
Ash
6 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
40.5 %
Total sugars
4.8 %
Calcium
0.9 %
Phosphorus
8.1 %
Alanine
6.3 %
Arginine
6.3 %
Aspartic acid
7 %
Cystine
2 %
Glutamic acid
14.5 %
Glycine
4.6 %
Histidine
2.7 %
Isoleucine
3.4 %
Leucine
8.6 %
Lysine
4.1 %
Methionine
1.7 %
Phenylalanine
4 %
Proline
7.1 %
Serine
4.4 %
Threonine
3.6 %
Tryptophan
0.8 %
Tyrosine
3.1 %
Valine
4.8 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
85.9 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
83.6 %
ME ruminants
12.9 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
66 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
68 %
DE ruminants
15.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
71.5 %
DE growing pig
13.3 %
MEn growing pig
12.8 %
NE growing pig
9.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
79 %
AMEn broiler
10.5 %

Maize bran

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
88.7 %
Crude protein
11.9 %
Crude fibre
12.3 %
NDF
44.2 %
ADF
14.5 %
Lignin
2.2 %
Ether extract
4.6 %
Ash
5.8 %
Gross energy
18.5 %
Starch (polarimetry)
35 %
Total sugars
2.8 %
Calcium
4.7 %
Phosphorus
3.4 %
Potassium
7.3 %
Sodium
0.8 %
Magnesium
2.2 %
Manganese
15 %
Zinc
97 %
Copper
7 %
Iron
68 %
Alanine
6.6 %
Arginine
5.2 %
Aspartic acid
7.4 %
Cystine
2.1 %
Glutamic acid
14.5 %
Glycine
5.2 %
Histidine
2.9 %
Isoleucine
3.3 %
Leucine
9.8 %
Lysine
4.2 %
Methionine
1.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.4 %
Proline
7.5 %
Serine
4.3 %
Threonine
4 %
Tryptophan
1.1 %
Tyrosine
3.3 %
Valine
5.1 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
74.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
72.4 %
ME ruminants
11 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
33 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
41 %
a (N)
7.7 %
b (N)
92.3 %
c (N)
0.023 %
DE ruminants
13.4 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
54.6 %
DE growing pig
10.1 %
MEn growing pig
9.7 %
NE growing pig
7.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
45.5 %
AMEn broiler
8.8 %