Table 3.
Chemical analyses of the used oilseed meals (g/kg DM, unless otherwise stated).
| Oilseed meal | RSM | SBM | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic matter | 928.0 | 921.0 | 926.0 |
| Crude protein | 371.0 | 530.0 | 372.0 |
| Ether extract | 49.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 |
| Crude fiber | 154.0 | 46.0 | 213.0 |
| GE (MJ/kg DM) | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.6 |
| Ala | 16.5 | 23.7 | 17.0 |
| Arg | 21.4 | 38.9 | 31.2 |
| Asx | 27.6 | 62.0 | 35.1 |
| Cys | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| Glx | 62.1 | 96.2 | 73.0 |
| Gly | 18.7 | 22.4 | 22.8 |
| His | 12.4 | 15.6 | 10.7 |
| Ile | 11.9 | 22.6 | 14.8 |
| Leu | 24.8 | 40.7 | 24.4 |
| Lys | 19.4 | 32.7 | 14.2 |
| Met | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Phe | 14.4 | 27.2 | 17.4 |
| Pro | 22.1 | 27.9 | 16.3 |
| Ser | 17.3 | 28.8 | 17.4 |
| Thr | 16.7 | 21.4 | 15.0 |
| Trp | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 |
| Tyr | 10.5 | 18.1 | 9.9 |
| Val | 15.7 | 23.2 | 17.8 |
| Ca | 7.8 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| P | 10.7 | 7.8 | 13.5 |
| Glucosinolates, g/kg | 3.3 | n.a. | n.a. |
| ADFom, g/kg | 192 | n.a. | 180 |
| aNDFom, g/kg | 262 | n.a. | 192 |
| Starch, g/kg | 19 | 18 | 54 |
| Total sugar, g/kg | 99 | 105 | 74 |
| TIA, g/kg | n.a. | 3.06 | n.a. |
| Urease activity, mg N/g min 30°C | n.a. | <0.02 | n.a. |
| Reactive lysine, % | n.a. | 95 | n.a. |
| Protein digestibility index, % | n.a. | 11.2 | n.a. |
| Nitrogen solubility index, % | n.a. | 15 | n.a. |
Glucosinolates (ISO 9167-1:1992), total sugar (determined as glucose, Luff-Schoorl titrimetry), starch (heat stable α-amylase assay), TIA (NEN-EN-ISO 14902), urease activity, (NEN 3557:1995nl), reactive lysine (ANAL-10334), PDI (water soluble nitrogen after extraction using an Ultra-Turrax and centrifugation), and NSI (NEN-3517) were analyzed by NutriControl analytical solutions (Veghel, Netherlands).
Abbreviations: GE, gross energy; n.a., not analyzed; NSI, nitrogen solubility index; PDI, protein dispersibility index; RSM, rapeseed meal; SBM, soybean meal; SFM, sunflower meal; TIA, trypsin inhibitor activity.