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

ParticularCuZnMnFeCoMoSe
Critical level*<8 ppm<30 ppm<40 ppm<50 ppm<0.10 ppm>6 ppm<0.2 ppm
Crushed maize (25), Zea mays02.81 ± 0.2621.31 ± 0.4911 ± 0.5185 ± 380.10 ± 0.011.63 ± 0.071.53 ± 0.12
Wheat bran (81), Triticum aestivum11.77 ± 0.4675.21 ± 2.11100 ± 6.7475 ± 620.23 ± 0.030.46 ± 0.051.35 ± 0.16
Mustard oil cake (54), Brassica campestris09.97 ± 0.4462.32 ± 1.6070 ± 5.71,019 ± 950.48 ± 0.052.57 ± 0.060.60 ± 0.04
Cattle feed (21)12.71 ± 0.75124.29 ± 11.08192 ± 12.51,147 ± 1201.21 ± 0.140.95 ± 0.150.28 ± 0.04
Gram chunni (9), Cicer arietinum12.25 ± 2.0329.33 ± 2.1251 ± 6.2608 ± 960.38 ± 0.043.06 ± 0.150.02 ± 0.29
Rice bran (15), Oryza sativa16.48 ± 2.0448.06 ± 5.15200 ± 14.6791 ± 760.32 ± 0.060.45 ± 0.050.91 ± 0.14
Maize + wheat mixture (17), Zea mays + Triticum aestivum8.57 ± 0.5935.77 ± 2.6143 ± 5.7713 ± 1030.41 ± 0.070.34 ± 0.331.58 ± 0.25
Crushed wheat (12), Triticum aestivum4.17 ± 0.2829.31 ± 1.6630 ± 1.7217 ± 510.18 ± 0.030.68 ± 0.030.77 ± 0.17
Wheat grain (5), Triticum aestivum4.97 ± 0.3531.16 ± 1.9547.5 ± 3.2106 ± 110.18 ± 0.030.03 ± 0.000.68 ± 0.18
Gram flour (15), Cicer arietinum06.89 ± 1.1830.69 ± 3.0724 ± 3.2221 ± 700.30 ± 0.050.77 ± 2.451.03 ± 0.08
Kesari dal (3), Lathyrus sativus6.54 ± 0.3832.36 ± 1.1543 ± 4.0999 ± 820.59 ± 0.010.70 ± 0.230.40 ± 0.11
Linseed cake (6), Linum usitatissimum20.05 ± 1.5157.82 ± 1.5670 ± 4.91,715 ± 971.32 ± 0.080.97 ± 0.280.64 ± 0.15
Maize grain (5), Zea mays3.60 ± 0.6820.23 ± 2.6510 ± 8.6278 ± 340.18 ± 0.051.84 ± 0.230.21 ± 0.11
Masoor chunni (4), Lens culinaris10.70 ± 0.2744.67 ± 1.6176 ± 3.11,992 ± 101.29 ± 0.030.03 ± 0.000.68 ± 0.18
Masoor + arhar mix chunni (6), Lens culinaris + Cajanus cajan13.60 ± 0.3140.97 ± 2.8127 ± 1.5388 ± 730.30 ± 0.010.77 ± 2.450.86 ± 0.12
Sesame cake (6), Sesamum indicum21.88 ± 1.0478.42 ± 1.7260 ± 2.61,098 ± 900.61 ± 0.050.70 ± 0.230.40 ± 0.11
Wheat flour (7), Triticum aestivum5.25 ± 0.0431.81 ± 0.4261 ± 12.4199 ± 170.13 ± 0.020.97 ± 0.280.75 ± 0.26
Bengal gram (2), Cicer arietinum9.91 ± 0.6848.88 ± 2.6530 ± 8.6173 ± 340.36 ± 0.050.69 ± 0.230.21 ± 0.11
Maize germ cake (2), Zea mays4.04 ± 0.3824.61 ± 3.655 ± 0.6158 ± 240.02 ± 0.000.19 ± 0.030.01 ± 0.00