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Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

88.4

Dry matter

% as fed
50.5

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

4.5

Ash

% DM

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), pods, dry

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

94.1

Dry matter

% as fed
12.5

Crude protein

% DM
37.3

ADF

% DM
46.3

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.6

Ash

% DM
4.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), pod husks

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

4.3

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

3.4

Ash

% DM

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), leaves, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

36.7

Dry matter

% as fed
16.9

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

8.9

Ash

% DM
17

Calcium

g/kg DM
2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), fruit pulp

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

7.7

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

2.3

Ash

% DM

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
88.4 %
Crude protein
50.5 %
Crude fibre
4.5 %
Ether extract
6.2 %
Ash
4.5 %
Gross energy
21.1 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
83.1 %
DE growing pig
17.6 %

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), pods, dry

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
94.1 %
Crude protein
12.5 %
Crude fibre
21.2 %
NDF
46.3 %
ADF
37.3 %
Lignin
5.7 %
Ether extract
2.8 %
Ash
3.6 %
Gross energy
18.8 %
Calcium
4.5 %
Phosphorus
1.5 %
Potassium
15.2 %
Magnesium
1.1 %
Manganese
22 %
Zinc
18 %
Copper
4 %
Arginine
13.3 %
Cystine
1.2 %
Glycine
4.4 %
Histidine
2.7 %
Isoleucine
2.7 %
Leucine
6.6 %
Lysine
4 %
Methionine
1 %
Phenylalanine
3.5 %
Threonine
2.4 %
Tryptophan
1.1 %
Tyrosine
2.3 %
Valine
3.5 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
7.6 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
1.9 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
87.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
85.2 %
ME ruminants
13.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
80.1 %
DE ruminants
16.1 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
56.9 %
DE growing pig
10.7 %

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), pod husks

Average nutritional values

Crude protein
4.3 %
Crude fibre
54.3 %
Ether extract
0.6 %
Ash
3.4 %
Gross energy
19.2 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
76.9 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
4.8 %
DE growing pig
0.9 %

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), leaves, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
36.7 %
Crude protein
16.9 %
Crude fibre
26.9 %
Ether extract
3.1 %
Ash
8.9 %
Gross energy
18.4 %
Calcium
17 %
Phosphorus
2 %
Potassium
15.1 %
Magnesium
4.2 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
68.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
65.3 %
ME ruminants
9.6 %
DE ruminants
12 %

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), fruit pulp

Average nutritional values

Crude protein
7.7 %
Crude fibre
12 %
Ether extract
0.6 %
Ash
2.3 %
Gross energy
18 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
71.3 %
DE growing pig
12.8 %