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Sugarcane tops, silage

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

30.9

Dry matter

% as fed
6.7

Crude protein

% DM
40.3

ADF

% DM
69.6

NDF

% DM

Minerals

8

Ash

% DM
4

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.7

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sugarcane tops, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

26.8

Dry matter

% as fed
4.9

Crude protein

% DM
39.2

ADF

% DM
67.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

7.7

Ash

% DM
2.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Sugarcane tops, silage

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
30.9 %
Crude protein
6.7 %
Crude fibre
35 %
NDF
69.6 %
ADF
40.3 %
Lignin
5.8 %
Ether extract
1.6 %
Ash
8 %
Gross energy
18.2 %
Calcium
4 %
Phosphorus
3.7 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
55.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
52.7 %
ME ruminants
7.8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
41.1 %
DE ruminants
9.6 %

Sugarcane tops, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
26.8 %
Crude protein
4.9 %
Crude fibre
34 %
NDF
67.7 %
ADF
39.2 %
Lignin
5.6 %
Ether extract
1.5 %
Ash
7.7 %
Gross energy
18 %
Calcium
2.8 %
Phosphorus
1.2 %
Potassium
18.7 %
Magnesium
1.6 %
Zinc
34 %
Copper
14 %
Iron
661 %
Arginine
4 %
Cystine
0.2 %
Histidine
4.3 %
Isoleucine
2.4 %
Leucine
5.2 %
Lysine
4.6 %
Methionine
0.3 %
Phenylalanine
4.9 %
Threonine
2.9 %
Tryptophan
1.3 %
Tyrosine
5.2 %
Valine
4.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
57 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
54.5 %
ME ruminants
8 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
43.6 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
40 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
43 %
a (N)
32.7 %
b (N)
38 %
c (N)
0.015 %
DE ruminants
9.8 %
ME ruminants (gas production)
5.9 %