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Sorghum grain, white varieties

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

90.7

Dry matter

% as fed
11.2

Crude protein

% DM
3.1

ADF

% DM
9.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2

Ash

% DM
0.3

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.1

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sorghum grain, red varieties

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.8

Dry matter

% as fed
10.7

Crude protein

% DM
3.5

ADF

% DM
10

NDF

% DM

Minerals

1.9

Ash

% DM
0.3

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.8

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sorghum grain, low tannin

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.4

Dry matter

% as fed
11.8

Crude protein

% DM
4.2

ADF

% DM
9.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

1.6

Ash

% DM
0.2

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.8

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sorghum grain, high tannin

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

88.6

Dry matter

% as fed
10.2

Crude protein

% DM
6.4

ADF

% DM
12.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

1.8

Ash

% DM
0.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.4

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sorghum grain (all types)

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.4

Dry matter

% as fed
10.8

Crude protein

% DM
4.3

ADF

% DM
11

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2.1

Ash

% DM
0.3

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sorghum grain, white varieties

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
90.7 %
Crude protein
11.2 %
Crude fibre
2.9 %
NDF
9.6 %
ADF
3.1 %
Lignin
0.6 %
Ether extract
3.8 %
Ash
2 %
Gross energy
18.9 %
Starch (polarimetry)
74.9 %
Total sugars
1.1 %
Calcium
0.3 %
Phosphorus
4.1 %
Potassium
4.4 %
Sodium
0.3 %
Magnesium
1.9 %
Manganese
11 %
Zinc
34 %
Copper
3 %
Iron
79 %
Alanine
8.8 %
Arginine
3.5 %
Aspartic acid
6.4 %
Cystine
1.7 %
Glutamic acid
20 %
Glycine
3 %
Histidine
2 %
Isoleucine
3.7 %
Leucine
12.3 %
Lysine
2.2 %
Methionine
1.7 %
Phenylalanine
4.8 %
Proline
8.6 %
Serine
4.4 %
Threonine
3.1 %
Tryptophan
1 %
Tyrosine
4.2 %
Valine
4.6 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
0.8 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
87.7 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
85.2 %
ME ruminants
13.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
68.3 %
DE ruminants
16.1 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
85.5 %
DE growing pig
16.2 %
MEn growing pig
15.7 %
NE growing pig
12.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
75.5 %
AMEn cockerel
16.3 %
AMEn broiler
15.9 %

Sorghum grain, red varieties

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.8 %
Crude protein
10.7 %
Crude fibre
3.1 %
NDF
10 %
ADF
3.5 %
Lignin
0.5 %
Ether extract
3.5 %
Ash
1.9 %
Gross energy
18.9 %
Starch (polarimetry)
75 %
Total sugars
0.8 %
Calcium
0.3 %
Phosphorus
3.8 %
Potassium
4.6 %
Sodium
0.2 %
Magnesium
1.7 %
Manganese
9 %
Zinc
24 %
Copper
3 %
Iron
80 %
Alanine
8.8 %
Arginine
3.6 %
Aspartic acid
6.5 %
Cystine
1.9 %
Glutamic acid
19.9 %
Glycine
3.1 %
Histidine
2.1 %
Isoleucine
3.8 %
Leucine
12.2 %
Lysine
2.2 %
Methionine
1.9 %
Phenylalanine
4.7 %
Proline
8.5 %
Serine
4.4 %
Threonine
3.2 %
Tryptophan
1 %
Tyrosine
4.2 %
Valine
4.7 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
1 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
87.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
84.7 %
ME ruminants
13.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
67.5 %
DE ruminants
16 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
85.2 %
DE growing pig
16.1 %
MEn growing pig
15.6 %
NE growing pig
12.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
67.4 %
AMEn cockerel
16.1 %
AMEn broiler
15.7 %

Sorghum grain, low tannin

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87.4 %
Crude protein
11.8 %
Crude fibre
2.2 %
NDF
9.6 %
ADF
4.2 %
Lignin
1.9 %
Ether extract
3.6 %
Ash
1.6 %
Gross energy
18.9 %
Starch (polarimetry)
73.4 %
Total sugars
1 %
Calcium
0.2 %
Phosphorus
2.8 %
Potassium
3.6 %
Sodium
0.4 %
Magnesium
1.1 %
Manganese
15 %
Zinc
17 %
Copper
3 %
Iron
70 %
Alanine
8.6 %
Arginine
3.9 %
Aspartic acid
6.5 %
Cystine
1.8 %
Glutamic acid
20.3 %
Glycine
3 %
Histidine
2.4 %
Isoleucine
3.7 %
Leucine
12.4 %
Lysine
2.2 %
Methionine
1.7 %
Phenylalanine
5.1 %
Proline
6.8 %
Serine
4.3 %
Threonine
3.2 %
Tryptophan
0.9 %
Tyrosine
3.8 %
Valine
4.8 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
0.5 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0.5 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
89.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
86.8 %
ME ruminants
13.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
70.5 %
DE ruminants
16.4 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
86.7 %
DE growing pig
16.4 %
MEn growing pig
16 %
NE growing pig
12.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
83.4 %
AMEn cockerel
16 %
AMEn broiler
15.7 %

Sorghum grain, high tannin

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
88.6 %
Crude protein
10.2 %
Crude fibre
3.7 %
NDF
12.2 %
ADF
6.4 %
Lignin
2.9 %
Ether extract
3.6 %
Ash
1.8 %
Gross energy
18.9 %
Starch (polarimetry)
72.8 %
Total sugars
1.1 %
Calcium
0.5 %
Phosphorus
3.4 %
Magnesium
2.4 %
Manganese
7 %
Zinc
17 %
Copper
3 %
Iron
24 %
Alanine
8.7 %
Arginine
4.2 %
Aspartic acid
6.9 %
Cystine
1.6 %
Glutamic acid
21.1 %
Glycine
3.2 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
4 %
Leucine
13.7 %
Lysine
2.2 %
Methionine
1.5 %
Phenylalanine
5.5 %
Proline
6.7 %
Serine
4.6 %
Threonine
3.3 %
Tryptophan
1.2 %
Tyrosine
4.2 %
Valine
5.1 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
13.9 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
55.7 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
86.2 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
83.7 %
ME ruminants
13.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
66.8 %
DE ruminants
15.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
84.3 %
DE growing pig
15.9 %
MEn growing pig
15.5 %
NE growing pig
12.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
63.5 %
AMEn cockerel
15.7 %
AMEn broiler
15.4 %

Sorghum grain (all types)

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87.4 %
Crude protein
10.8 %
Crude fibre
2.8 %
NDF
11 %
ADF
4.3 %
Lignin
1.1 %
Ether extract
3.4 %
Ash
2.1 %
Gross energy
18.8 %
Starch (polarimetry)
74.5 %
Total sugars
1.4 %
Calcium
0.3 %
Phosphorus
3.3 %
Potassium
4.3 %
Sodium
0.2 %
Magnesium
1.8 %
Manganese
12 %
Zinc
24 %
Copper
5 %
Iron
120 %
Alanine
9 %
Arginine
4 %
Aspartic acid
6.9 %
Cystine
1.9 %
Glutamic acid
20.9 %
Glycine
3.2 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
4 %
Leucine
13.3 %
Lysine
2.2 %
Methionine
1.7 %
Phenylalanine
5.3 %
Proline
8.4 %
Serine
4.5 %
Threonine
3.3 %
Tryptophan
1 %
Tyrosine
4 %
Valine
4.9 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
1.7 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
28.6 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
88 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
85.4 %
ME ruminants
13.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
68.4 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
64 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
70 %
a (N)
41.2 %
b (N)
58.8 %
c (N)
0.039 %
DE ruminants
16 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
85.7 %
DE growing pig
16.1 %
MEn growing pig
15.7 %
NE growing pig
12.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
70.6 %
DE rabbit
14.6 %
MEn rabbit
14.2 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
77.7 %
AMEn cockerel
16 %
AMEn broiler
15.7 %