Table 1 Chemical compositions of timothy hay and Sargassum fusiforme.

From: New challenges for efficient usage of Sargassum fusiforme for ruminant production

Ingredients

Timothy hay

Sargassum fusiforme

Chemical composition (DM, g∙kg−1)

Moisture (as-raw basis)

–

870.6 ± 7.44

Moisture (as-DM basis)

122.0 ± 5.45

74.8 ± 0.75

CP

94.0 ± 1.53

90.7 ± 1.47

EE

19.0 ± 0.50

6.3 ± 0.68

CF

356.0 ± 4.74

56.7 ± 3.69

CA

85.0 ± 0.74

416.2 ± 15.68

Ca

2.1 ± 0.01

8.9 ± 0.50

P

1.1 ± 0.01

1.6 ± 0.11

NFE

446.0 ± 6.88

430.1 ± 18.48

Cell wall constituent (DM, g∙kg−1)

NDF

531.8 ± 2.13

195.8 ± 1.86

ADF

305.7 ± 1.17

130.3 ± 4.84

NFC

270.2 ± 4.54

291.0 ± 13.37

Lignin

48.0 ± 0.78

100.1 ± 2.70

Gross Energy (DM, MJ∙kg−1)

18.5 ± 0.16

10.6 ± 0.12

  1. ADF, acid detergent fiber; Ca, calcium; CA, crude ash; CF, crude fiber; CP, crude protein; DM, dry matter; EE, ether extract; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; NFC, non-fiber carbohydrate; NFE, nitrogen free extract; P, phosphorus.
  2. All values represent the mean of triplicates ± standard deviation.
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