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Table 2 Ingredient, chemical, and trace mineral composition of control diet and diet added with trace mineral-fortified microbial culture (TMC)a

From: Effect of feeding mixed microbial culture fortified with trace minerals on ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen and trace mineral balance in Sheep

Items

Control

TMC added

Ingredient composition (g/d)

 Concentrate mix

510.0

510.0

 Rye straw

340.0

340.0

 Total

850.0

876.1

Chemical composition (%)

 Dry matter

87.8

87.6

 Organic matter

92.2

91.5

 Crude protein

11.7

11.8

 Ether extract

1.8

1.7

 Crude fiber

21.2

20.7

 Neutral detergent fiber

47.9

47.1

 Acid detergent fiber

28.0

27.5

 Nitrogen free extracts

57.6

57.2

 Crude ash

7.8

8.6

 Ca

0.79

0.79

 P

0.39

0.39

Trace mineral composition, mg/kg

 Zn

54.0

89.0

 Cu

14.4

27.1

 Co

0.02

0.11

 Fe

557.0

674.3

 Mn

97.4

101.7

 Mo

0.26

0.25

  1. aOn a dry matter basis