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Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), grain
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Pearl millet, brewers' grains

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

91

Dry matter

% as fed
21.1

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

5

Ash

% DM
4.7

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pearl millet, bran

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

92

Dry matter

% as fed
13.7

Crude protein

% DM
8.5

ADF

% DM
32.9

NDF

% DM

Minerals

6.9

Ash

% DM
0.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
5.8

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pearl millet, husks (datasheet 724)

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

94.2

Dry matter

% as fed
4.9

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

6.8

Ash

% DM
1.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pearl millet, grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.6

Dry matter

% as fed
12.5

Crude protein

% DM
4.5

ADF

% DM
17.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2.8

Ash

% DM
0.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pearl millet, brewers' grains

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
91 %
Crude protein
21.1 %
Crude fibre
15.3 %
Ether extract
10.8 %
Ash
5 %
Gross energy
20.7 %
Calcium
4.7 %
Phosphorus
3.2 %
Potassium
1.9 %
Magnesium
1.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
64 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
66.1 %
DE growing pig
13.6 %

Pearl millet, bran

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
92 %
Crude protein
13.7 %
Crude fibre
5.2 %
NDF
32.9 %
ADF
8.5 %
Lignin
2.1 %
Ether extract
8.6 %
Ash
6.9 %
Gross energy
19 %
Total sugars
2.4 %
Calcium
0.8 %
Phosphorus
5.8 %
Potassium
8.1 %
Magnesium
2.5 %
Manganese
38 %
Zinc
57 %
Copper
11 %
Alanine
7.5 %
Arginine
3.2 %
Glutamic acid
19.5 %
Glycine
2.3 %
Histidine
3.9 %
Isoleucine
4.3 %
Leucine
10.4 %
Lysine
1.9 %
Phenylalanine
5 %
Serine
4.1 %
Threonine
3.4 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
5.5 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
83.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
81.1 %
ME ruminants
12.8 %
DE ruminants
15.4 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
81.9 %
DE growing pig
15.5 %

Pearl millet, husks (datasheet 724)

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
94.2 %
Crude protein
4.9 %
Crude fibre
32.7 %
Ether extract
1.2 %
Ash
6.8 %
Gross energy
17.9 %
Phosphorus
1.5 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
58.4 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
54.6 %
ME ruminants
8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
52.2 %
DE ruminants
9.8 %

Pearl millet, grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.6 %
Crude protein
12.5 %
Crude fibre
3.2 %
NDF
17.2 %
ADF
4.5 %
Lignin
1 %
Ether extract
4.8 %
Ash
2.8 %
Insoluble ash
1.1 %
Gross energy
19.1 %
Starch (polarimetry)
67.1 %
Total sugars
2.2 %
Calcium
0.5 %
Phosphorus
3.3 %
Potassium
4.1 %
Sodium
0.09 %
Magnesium
1.3 %
Sulfur
1.2 %
Manganese
22 %
Zinc
32 %
Copper
7 %
Iron
58 %
Alanine
9.4 %
Arginine
3.9 %
Aspartic acid
8 %
Cystine
2.4 %
Glutamic acid
20.7 %
Glycine
3 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
4.4 %
Leucine
13.1 %
Lysine
2.4 %
Methionine
3.4 %
Methionine+cystine
5.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.9 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
8 %
Proline
5.9 %
Serine
4.8 %
Threonine
3.9 %
Tryptophan
1.8 %
Tyrosine
3.1 %
Valine
5.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
85.5 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
83.3 %
ME ruminants
13.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
68.7 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
40 %
DM degradability (effective, k=6%)
67 %
a (DM)
36 %
a (N)
5 %
b (DM)
59 %
b (N)
73 %
c (DM)
0.065 %
c (N)
0.055 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
74.3 %
DE growing pig
14.2 %
MEn growing pig
13.8 %
NE growing pig
11.2 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
74.4 %
DE rabbit
15.2 %
MEn rabbit
14.7 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
79.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
69.7 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
20.4 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.5 %
Stearic acid C18:0
3.9 %
Oleic acid C18:1
25.7 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
44.7 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
3.7 %
AMEn cockerel
13.3 %
AMEn broiler
13.1 %