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Table 2 Analyzed proximate composition (% of dry matter, unless otherwise indicated) of double-low rapeseed meals

From: Chemical composition, energy and amino acid digestibility in double-low rapeseed meal fed to growing pigs

Item

Double-low rapeseed meal numbera

    

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Mean

Maximum

Minimum

CVb

Dry matter

90.14

90.06

89.90

88.71

89.16

89.90

90.11

90.30

89.89

89.82

89.28

89.19

90.66

89.78

90.66

88.71

0.61

Crude protein

42.67

43.59

41.35

43.64

42.26

42.55

42.97

43.29

39.57

43.02

40.29

41.48

39.37

42.00

43.64

39.37

3.51

Ether extract

1.52

0.70

1.32

1.59

1.47

1.62

1.67

1.27

1.98

1.37

1.79

1.42

1.73

1.50

1.98

0.70

20.88

Crude fiber

15.15

15.14

14.48

12.73

13.50

15.35

17.26

13.16

12.60

13.41

14.81

14.15

15.08

14.37

17.26

12.6

9.03

Neutral detergent fibre

40.35

40.33

35.31

29.90

32.20

27.91

39.46

39.24

38.74

39.21

40.98

31.31

38.13

36.39

40.98

27.91

12.41

Acid detergent fibre

28.20

27.64

21.29

22.30

22.25

18.80

24.24

27.36

23.92

21.08

25.84

23.85

22.61

23.80

28.20

18.8

11.88

Ash

8.78

8.28

8.53

7.72

8.05

7.15

7.92

9.13

9.63

8.48

8.18

8.09

10.06

8.46

10.06

7.15

9.31

Calcium

0.94

0.90

0.98

0.83

0.88

0.81

0.74

0.92

0.69

1.08

0.79

0.95

0.90

0.88

1.08

0.69

12.05

Phosphorus

0.90

0.86

0.93

0.95

0.89

0.97

0.92

0.93

0.82

0.95

0.86

1.04

0.89

0.92

1.04

0.82

6.33

Gross energy, kcal/kg

4575

4568

4542

4636

4585

4707

4650

4557

4499

4587

4592

4645

4508

4589

4707

4499

1.28

Total glucosinolates, μmol/g

5.57

6.58

5.11

4.15

9.83

7.02

16.83

10.04

5.29

20.08

6.59

22.73

11.11

10.07

22.73

4.15

60.37

  1. aSources of double-low rapeseed meal are described in Table 1
  2. b CV coefficient of variation