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Maize leaves, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

36.9

Dry matter

% as fed

11.4

Crude protein

% DM

31.5

ADF

% DM

63.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

12.2

Ash

% DM

6.3

Calcium

g/kg DM

1.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Maize, aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

23.3

Dry matter

% as fed

7.9

Crude protein

% DM

31.3

ADF

% DM

63.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

7

Ash

% DM

3.6

Calcium

g/kg DM

2.1

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Maize leaves, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

36.9 %

Crude protein

11.4 %

Crude fibre

29 %

NDF

63.6 %

ADF

31.5 %

Lignin

4.3 %

Ether extract

2 %

Ash

12.2 %

Gross energy

17.6 %

Calcium

6.3 %

Phosphorus

1.5 %

Potassium

16.6 %

Sodium

1 %

Magnesium

3.5 %

Manganese

256 %

Zinc

69 %

Copper

11 %

Arginine

6.1 %

Cystine

0.9 %

Glycine

5.5 %

Histidine

2.3 %

Isoleucine

5.4 %

Leucine

9.6 %

Lysine

5.9 %

Methionine

2 %

Phenylalanine

5.9 %

Threonine

4.7 %

Tyrosine

3.9 %

Valine

7 %

Tannins (eq. tannic acid)

12.3 %

OM digestibility, ruminants

68.4 %

Energy digestibility, ruminants

65.8 %

ME ruminants

9.3 %

Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants

68.1 %

DE ruminants

11.6 %

Maize, aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

23.3 %

Crude protein

7.9 %

Crude fibre

28.7 %

NDF

63.2 %

ADF

31.3 %

Lignin

4.3 %

Ether extract

1.9 %

Ash

7 %

Gross energy

18.2 %

Starch (enzymatic)

20.1 %

Total sugars

18.3 %

Calcium

3.6 %

Phosphorus

2.1 %

Potassium

15.8 %

Sodium

0.5 %

Magnesium

2.3 %

Manganese

35 %

Zinc

33 %

Copper

10 %

Iron

991 %

OM digestibility, ruminants

66.7 %

Energy digestibility, ruminants

64.2 %

ME ruminants

9.6 %

Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants

49.7 %

Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)

46 %

Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)

53 %

a (N)

19.4 %

b (N)

67.8 %

c (N)

0.039 %

DE ruminants

11.7 %