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Wheat screenings

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

88.2

Dry matter

% as fed
15.2

Crude protein

% DM
4.6

ADF

% DM
15.5

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.4

Ash

% DM
1.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Wheat grain, durum

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87.9

Dry matter

% as fed
16.5

Crude protein

% DM
3.8

ADF

% DM
14.3

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2.1

Ash

% DM
0.9

Calcium

g/kg DM
4.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Wheat grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

87

Dry matter

% as fed
12.6

Crude protein

% DM
3.6

ADF

% DM
13.9

NDF

% DM

Minerals

1.8

Ash

% DM
0.7

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Wheat screenings

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
88.2 %
Crude protein
15.2 %
Crude fibre
4.4 %
NDF
15.5 %
ADF
4.6 %
Lignin
1.4 %
Ether extract
2.4 %
Ash
4.4 %
Gross energy
18.1 %
Starch (polarimetry)
61.7 %
Calcium
1.8 %
Phosphorus
4.2 %
Potassium
4.2 %
Sodium
0.2 %
Magnesium
1.8 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
84.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
82.1 %
ME ruminants
12.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
70.8 %
DE ruminants
14.9 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
80.3 %
DE growing pig
14.6 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
79.2 %

Wheat grain, durum

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87.9 %
Crude protein
16.5 %
Crude fibre
3 %
NDF
14.3 %
ADF
3.8 %
Lignin
1.2 %
Ether extract
2 %
Ash
2.1 %
Gross energy
18.5 %
Starch (polarimetry)
63.3 %
Total sugars
3.1 %
Calcium
0.9 %
Phosphorus
4.3 %
Alanine
3.3 %
Arginine
5 %
Aspartic acid
4.9 %
Cystine
2.4 %
Glutamic acid
29.1 %
Glycine
3.9 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
3.8 %
Leucine
6.5 %
Lysine
2.9 %
Methionine
1.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.3 %
Serine
4.7 %
Threonine
2.9 %
Valine
4.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
87.5 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
85.3 %
ME ruminants
13.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
72.8 %
DE ruminants
15.8 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
85.8 %
DE growing pig
15.9 %
MEn growing pig
15.4 %
NE growing pig
12.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
82.5 %
AMEn cockerel
14.1 %

Wheat grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
87 %
Crude protein
12.6 %
Crude fibre
2.6 %
NDF
13.9 %
ADF
3.6 %
Lignin
1.1 %
Ether extract
1.7 %
Ash
1.8 %
Gross energy
18.2 %
Starch (polarimetry)
69.1 %
Total sugars
3.2 %
Calcium
0.7 %
Phosphorus
3.6 %
Potassium
4.6 %
Sodium
0 %
Magnesium
1.2 %
Manganese
40 %
Zinc
31 %
Copper
6 %
Iron
78 %
Alanine
3.6 %
Arginine
4.7 %
Aspartic acid
5.1 %
Cystine
2.2 %
Glutamic acid
27.8 %
Glycine
4 %
Histidine
2.3 %
Isoleucine
3.4 %
Leucine
6.5 %
Lysine
2.9 %
Methionine
1.6 %
Phenylalanine
4.5 %
Proline
9.6 %
Serine
4.5 %
Threonine
2.9 %
Tryptophan
1.2 %
Tyrosine
2.7 %
Valine
4.3 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
0.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
88.2 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
85.7 %
ME ruminants
13.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
70.4 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
60 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
67 %
a (N)
19.5 %
b (N)
71.8 %
c (N)
0.079 %
DE ruminants
15.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
87.4 %
DE growing pig
15.9 %
MEn growing pig
15.5 %
NE growing pig
12.1 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
83.5 %
DE rabbit
15.2 %
MEn rabbit
14.6 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
83.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
89.2 %
AMEn cockerel
14.4 %
AMEn broiler
13.8 %
Specific viscosity (AFNOR)
2.85 %