Table 3 Macro-minerals content in concentrate feed ingredients (on DM basis)
Particular | Ca | P | Mg | S | K | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Critical level* | <0.30% | <0.25% | <0.20% | <0.20% | <0.9% | <0.06% |
Crushed maize (25), Zea mays | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.11 ± 0.00 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Wheat bran (81), Triticum aestivum | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 0.20 ± 0.00 | 1.06 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
Mustard oil cake (54), Brassica campestris | 0.68 ± 0.03 | 0.96 ± 0.03 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 1.26 ± 0.05 | 1.12 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
Cattle feed (21) | 0.99 ± 0.1 | 1.41 ± 0.06 | 0.78 ± 0.03 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | 1.26 ± 0.05 | 0.65 ± 0.06 |
Gram chunni (9), Cicer arieninum | 0.63 ± 0.14 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.33 ± 0.08 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.73 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
Rice bran (15), Oryza sativa | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.07 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Maize + wheat mixture (17), Zea mays + Triticum aestivum | 0.20 ± 0.07 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.03 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.61 ± 0.06 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |
Crushed wheat (12), Triticum aestivum | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
Wheat grain (5), Triticum aestivum | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.00 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Gram flour (15), Cicer arietinum | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.74 ± 0.08 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Kesari dal (3), Lathyrus sativus | 0.13 ± 0.00 | 0.28 ± 0.00 | 0.14 ± 0.00 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
Linseed cake (6), Linum usitatissimum | 0.49 ± 0.04 | 0.58 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.04 | 0.92 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
Maize grain (5), Zea mays | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.39 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Masoor chunni (4), Lens culinaris | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 0.04 ± 0.00 |
Masoor + arhar mix chunni (6), Lens culinaris + Cajanus cajan | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.01 |
Sesame cake (6), Sesamum indicum | 0.64 ± 0.18 | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.54 ± 0.06 | 1.12 ± 0.04 | 0.05 ± 0.01 |
Jowar green (2), Sorghum bicolor | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 2.01 ± 0.16 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
Wheat flour (7), Triticum aestivum | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.00 | 0.18 ± 0.00 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.00 |
Bengal gram (2), Cicer arietinum | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.49 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 1.07 ± 0.03 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
Maize cake (2), Zea mays | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |