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Table 1 Chemical analysis and cell wall constituents of different ingredients used in ration formulation

From: Nutritional impact of partial or complete replacement of soybean meal by sesame (Sesamum indicum) meal in lambs rations

Item

Yellow corn

Soybean meal

Sesame meal

Berseem hay

Wheat bran

Moisture

9.36

7.03

9.83

9.90

9.52

Chemical analysis (%) on DM basis

 Organic matter (OM)

98.31

95.79

91.79

91.00

88.02

 Crude protein (CP)

9.05

44.00

36.12

15.50

13.91

 Crude fiber (CF)

4.23

4.86

3.28

26.15

10.36

 Ether extract (EE)

4.21

0.65

5.43

2.95

2.66

 Nitrogen-free extract (NFE)

80.82

46.28

46.96

46.40

61.09

 Ash

1.69

4.21

8.21

9.00

11.98

Cell wall constituents

 Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)

35.11

34.72

39.35

51.33

44.21

  Acid detergent fiber (ADF)

20.34

24.18

25.41

30.16

31.88

Acid detergent lignin (ADL)

2.20

3.36

3.82

4.92

3.65

 Hemicellulose

14.77

10.54

13.94

21.17

12.33

 Cellulose

18.14

20.82

21.59

25.24

28.23

 Non-fibrous carbohydrates (NFC)

49.94

16.42

10.89

21.22

27.24

 Gross energy (kcal/kg DM)

4437

4669

4636

4164

4001

  Digestible energy (kcal/kg DM)

3372

3548

3523

3165

3041