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Table 1 Chemical analysis of yellow corn and dried pomegranate peel

From: Nutritional and chemical evaluation of dried pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels and studying the impact of level of inclusion in ration formulation on productive performance of growing Ossimi lambs

Item

Yellow corn

Dried pomegranate peel (DPP)

Moisture

9.78

9.85

Chemical analysis (%) on DM basis

 Organic matter (OM)

97.43

96.57

 Crude protein (CP)

8.85

6.52

 Crude fiber (CF)

4.80

10.50

 Ether extract (EE)

3.30

3.46

 Nitrogen free extract (NFE)

80.48

76.09

 Ash

2.57

3.43

Cell wall constituents

 Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)

37.14

29.36

 Acid detergent fiber (ADF)

23.65

19.22

 Acid detergent lignin (ADL)

2.18

3.90

 Hemicellulosea

13.49

10.14

 Celluloseb

21.47

15.32

 Gross energy (kcal/kg DM)

4349

4287

  1. aHemicellulose = NDF – ADF. bCellulose = ADF – ADL
  2. Gross energy (kcal/kg DM) was calculated according to Blaxter (1968). Each g CP = 5.65 kcal, g EE = 9.40 kcal, and g (CF & NFE) = 4.15 kcal