SAND Databases
Basis:
USA — Dry Matter — General Composition and Measures of Processing |
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| Item | Unit | NRC | Mean | n | SE | CV | Min | Max |
| Dry matter | % | 90.00 | 89.64 | 203 | 0.06 | 1.02 | 87.70 | 93.50 |
| Organic matter | % | NP | 92.43 | 168 | 0.04 | 0.62 | 90.87 | 93.40 |
| Crude protein | % | 52.80 | 53.60 | 182 | 0.11 | 2.79 | 50.26 | 58.02 |
| Ether extract | % | 3.30 | 1.79 | 168 | 0.05 | 37.95 | 0.46 | 4.42 |
| Acid hydrolyzed fat (Total lipids) | % | NP | 3.89 | 167 | 0.05 | 16.20 | 2.74 | 7.90 |
| Ash | % | NP | 7.27 | 15 | 0.17 | 9.07 | 6.50 | 8.30 |
| Fiber | ||||||||
| Total dietary fiber | % | NP | 19.02 | 167 | 0.14 | 9.26 | 14.22 | 26.68 |
| Crude fiber | % | NP | 2.36 | 14 | 0.28 | 44.66 | 0.84 | 3.90 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | % | 9.90 | 8.00 | 9 | 0.30 | 11.31 | 6.86 | 9.53 |
| Acid detergent fiber | % | 6.00 | 5.90 | 9 | 0.20 | 10.39 | 4.99 | 6.64 |
| Acid detergent lignin | % | NP | 0.88 | 9 | 0.05 | 17.28 | 0.72 | 1.15 |
| Measures of processing | ||||||||
| Urease activity | pH units | NP | 0.03 | 169 | 0.00 | 83.76 | 0.01 | 0.10 |
| Protein Solubility in KOH | % | NP | 42.24 | 166 | 0.29 | 8.91 | 26.67 | 49.46 |
| Protein Solubility in KOH, as % of CP | % | NP | 79.15 | 166 | 0.49 | 7.96 | 57.61 | 90.98 |
| Protein Dispersibility Index | % | NP | 28.04 | 165 | 0.46 | 21.15 | 12.04 | 50.78 |
| Protein Dispersibility Index, as % of CP | % | NP | 52.53 | 165 | 0.86 | 21.13 | 22.59 | 91.63 |
NP = Not presented
ND = Amount not detectable
