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Pea, pods, silage

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

84.4

Dry matter

% as fed
13.3

Crude protein

% DM
23

ADF

% DM
31.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

6.8

Ash

% DM
6.4

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pea seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

86.5

Dry matter

% as fed
23.9

Crude protein

% DM
7

ADF

% DM
14.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.5

Ash

% DM
1.2

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pea, pods, silage

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
84.4 %
Crude protein
13.3 %
Crude fibre
33.4 %
NDF
31.7 %
ADF
23 %
Lignin
4.2 %
Ether extract
1.5 %
Ash
6.8 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
11.7 %
Calcium
6.4 %
Phosphorus
1.5 %
Potassium
16.1 %
Sodium
0 %
Magnesium
3.6 %
Zinc
38 %
Copper
9 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
72.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
68.4 %
ME ruminants
10.2 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
67.5 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
85 %
DE ruminants
12.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
37.7 %
DE growing pig
7 %
NE growing pig
3.4 %

Pea seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
86.5 %
Crude protein
23.9 %
Crude fibre
6 %
NDF
14.2 %
ADF
7 %
Lignin
0.4 %
Ether extract
1.2 %
Ash
3.5 %
Gross energy
18.3 %
Starch (polarimetry)
51.3 %
Total sugars
4.9 %
Calcium
1.2 %
Phosphorus
4.5 %
Potassium
11.3 %
Sodium
0 %
Magnesium
1.7 %
Manganese
10 %
Zinc
37 %
Copper
8 %
Iron
107 %
Alanine
4.5 %
Arginine
8.4 %
Aspartic acid
11.6 %
Cystine
1.4 %
Glutamic acid
17 %
Glycine
4.4 %
Histidine
2.5 %
Isoleucine
4.2 %
Leucine
7.1 %
Lysine
7.2 %
Methionine
1 %
Phenylalanine
4.7 %
Proline
4.2 %
Serine
4.7 %
Threonine
3.8 %
Tryptophan
0.9 %
Tyrosine
3.1 %
Valine
4.8 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
0.7 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0.1 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
90.3 %
ME ruminants
13.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
78 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
60 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
64 %
a (N)
37 %
b (N)
39 %
c (N)
0.09 %
DE ruminants
16.5 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
88.3 %
DE growing pig
16.1 %
MEn growing pig
15.4 %
NE growing pig
11.2 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
84.9 %
AMEn cockerel
12.5 %