Table 5 Micro-minerals content in concentrate feed ingredients (on DM basis)

Crushed maize (25), Zea mays

02.81 ± 0.26

21.31 ± 0.49

11 ± 0.5

185 ± 38

0.10 ± 0.01

1.63 ± 0.07

1.53 ± 0.12

Wheat bran (81), Triticum aestivum

11.77 ± 0.46

75.21 ± 2.11

100 ± 6.7

475 ± 62

0.23 ± 0.03

0.46 ± 0.05

1.35 ± 0.16

Mustard oil cake (54), Brassica campestris

09.97 ± 0.44

62.32 ± 1.60

70 ± 5.7

1,019 ± 95

0.48 ± 0.05

2.57 ± 0.06

0.60 ± 0.04

Cattle feed (21)

12.71 ± 0.75

124.29 ± 11.08

192 ± 12.5

1,147 ± 120

1.21 ± 0.14

0.95 ± 0.15

0.28 ± 0.04

Gram chunni (9), Cicer arietinum

12.25 ± 2.03

29.33 ± 2.12

51 ± 6.2

608 ± 96

0.38 ± 0.04

3.06 ± 0.15

0.02 ± 0.29

Rice bran (15), Oryza sativa

16.48 ± 2.04

48.06 ± 5.15

200 ± 14.6

791 ± 76

0.32 ± 0.06

0.45 ± 0.05

0.91 ± 0.14

Maize + wheat mixture (17), Zea mays + Triticum aestivum

8.57 ± 0.59

35.77 ± 2.61

43 ± 5.7

713 ± 103

0.41 ± 0.07

0.34 ± 0.33

1.58 ± 0.25

Crushed wheat (12), Triticum aestivum

4.17 ± 0.28

29.31 ± 1.66

30 ± 1.7

217 ± 51

0.18 ± 0.03

0.68 ± 0.03

0.77 ± 0.17

Wheat grain (5), Triticum aestivum

4.97 ± 0.35

31.16 ± 1.95

47.5 ± 3.2

106 ± 11

0.18 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.00

0.68 ± 0.18

Gram flour (15), Cicer arietinum

06.89 ± 1.18

30.69 ± 3.07

24 ± 3.2

221 ± 70

0.30 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 2.45

1.03 ± 0.08

Kesari dal (3), Lathyrus sativus

6.54 ± 0.38

32.36 ± 1.15

43 ± 4.0

999 ± 82

0.59 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.23

0.40 ± 0.11

Linseed cake (6), Linum usitatissimum

20.05 ± 1.51

57.82 ± 1.56

70 ± 4.9

1,715 ± 97

1.32 ± 0.08

0.97 ± 0.28

0.64 ± 0.15

Maize grain (5), Zea mays

3.60 ± 0.68

20.23 ± 2.65

10 ± 8.6

278 ± 34

0.18 ± 0.05

1.84 ± 0.23

0.21 ± 0.11

Masoor chunni (4), Lens culinaris

10.70 ± 0.27

44.67 ± 1.61

76 ± 3.1

1,992 ± 10

1.29 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.00

0.68 ± 0.18

Masoor + arhar mix chunni (6), Lens culinaris + Cajanus cajan

13.60 ± 0.31

40.97 ± 2.81

27 ± 1.5

388 ± 73

0.30 ± 0.01

0.77 ± 2.45

0.86 ± 0.12

Sesame cake (6), Sesamum indicum

21.88 ± 1.04

78.42 ± 1.72

60 ± 2.6

1,098 ± 90

0.61 ± 0.05

0.70 ± 0.23

0.40 ± 0.11

Wheat flour (7), Triticum aestivum

5.25 ± 0.04

31.81 ± 0.42

61 ± 12.4

199 ± 17

0.13 ± 0.02

0.97 ± 0.28

0.75 ± 0.26

Bengal gram (2), Cicer arietinum

9.91 ± 0.68

48.88 ± 2.65

30 ± 8.6

173 ± 34

0.36 ± 0.05

0.69 ± 0.23

0.21 ± 0.11

Maize germ cake (2), Zea mays

4.04 ± 0.38

24.61 ± 3.65

5 ± 0.6

158 ± 24

0.02 ± 0.00

0.19 ± 0.03

0.01 ± 0.00