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Prickly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa), seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.6

Dry matter

% as fed
33.4

Crude protein

% DM
18.6

ADF

% DM
37.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.5

Ash

% DM
3.1

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Prickly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa), aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

21.2

Dry matter

% as fed
23.8

Crude protein

% DM
20.4

ADF

% DM
31.3

NDF

% DM

Minerals

11.9

Ash

% DM

Prickly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa), seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.6 %
Crude protein
33.4 %
Crude fibre
9.8 %
NDF
37.6 %
ADF
18.6 %
Lignin
3 %
Ether extract
5.8 %
Ash
3.5 %
Gross energy
20 %
Calcium
3.1 %
Phosphorus
4.2 %
Potassium
8.7 %
Sodium
1.1 %
Magnesium
2.2 %
Manganese
9 %
Zinc
47 %
Copper
10 %
Iron
78 %
Alanine
5.4 %
Arginine
6.2 %
Aspartic acid
10.8 %
Cystine
0.8 %
Glutamic acid
15.7 %
Glycine
5.6 %
Histidine
4.3 %
Isoleucine
3.7 %
Leucine
6.4 %
Lysine
5.2 %
Methionine
1 %
Methionine+cystine
1.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.1 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
7 %
Proline
4.9 %
Serine
4.7 %
Threonine
3.1 %
Tryptophan
1.1 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
85.9 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
86.3 %
ME ruminants
13.6 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
78.8 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
86 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
89 %
a (N)
67 %
b (N)
29 %
c (N)
0.115 %
DE rabbit
14.1 %
MEn rabbit
12.7 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
70.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
82.3 %
Myristic acid C14:0
2.6 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
18.3 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0 %
Stearic acid C18:0
11.1 %
Oleic acid C18:1
14.9 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
43.2 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
8.8 %

Prickly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa), aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
21.2 %
Crude protein
23.8 %
Crude fibre
20.8 %
NDF
31.3 %
ADF
20.4 %
Lignin
5.3 %
Ether extract
5.3 %
Ash
11.9 %
Gross energy
18.7 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
30 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
75.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
72 %
ME ruminants
10.6 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
63.7 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
61 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
69 %
a (N)
25 %
b (N)
72 %
c (N)
0.06 %
DE ruminants
13.5 %
DE rabbit
10.7 %
MEn rabbit
9.8 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
57.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
76.7 %