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Table 1 Proportion of ingredients of the supplements

From: Comparison of protein and energy supplementation to mineral supplementation on feeding behavior of grazing cattle during the rainy to the dry season transition

Ingredient (%)

Protein-energy

supplement

Mineral

supplement

Corn

45.0

–

Soybean meal

45.4

–

Urea + ASa

5.0

–

Mineral mixb

4.6

100.0

  1. aUrea + ammonium sulfate (9:1)
  2. bComposition of the mineral mix: calcium 235 g; phosphorus 160 g; magnesium 16 g; sulfur 12 g; cobalt 150 mg; copper 1600 mg; iodine 190 mg; manganese 1400 mg; iron 1000 mg; selenium 32 mg; zinc 6000 mg; 1120 mg; fluorine (maximum) 1600 mg
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