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Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.2

Dry matter

% as fed
22.4

Crude protein

% DM
13.2

ADF

% DM
18.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.6

Ash

% DM
3.6

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.2 %
Crude protein
22.4 %
Crude fibre
8.5 %
NDF
18.8 %
ADF
13.2 %
Ether extract
2.2 %
Ash
4.6 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Starch (polarimetry)
45.8 %
Total sugars
2.2 %
Calcium
3.6 %
Phosphorus
3.3 %
Potassium
10.1 %
Magnesium
1.4 %
Manganese
17 %
Zinc
69 %
Copper
22 %
Alanine
5.2 %
Arginine
5.7 %
Aspartic acid
9.7 %
Cystine
1.5 %
Glutamic acid
19.1 %
Glycine
3.9 %
Histidine
3.2 %
Isoleucine
3.7 %
Leucine
7.2 %
Lysine
6.5 %
Methionine
1 %
Phenylalanine
8.9 %
Proline
4.4 %
Serine
4.5 %
Threonine
3.4 %
Tryptophan
0.6 %
Tyrosine
2.4 %
Valine
4.5 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
3.9 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
11.1 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
91.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
89.3 %
ME ruminants
13.5 %
DE ruminants
16.7 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
76.7 %
DE growing pig
14.3 %
MEn growing pig
13.6 %
NE growing pig
9.9 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
88.4 %
AMEn broiler
14.1 %