36-Title: Mineral profile of various concentrate feeds used by farmers in Raya-Pearl millet growing zone of Haryana
Authors: Vivek Saharan, Sajjan Sihag, BS Tewatia, Pushpa Lamba and Sushil Kumar
Source: Ruminant Science (2023)-12(2):369-375.

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How to cite this manuscript: Saharan Vivek, Sihag Sajjan, Tewatia BS, Lamba Pushpa and Kumar Sushil (2023). Mineral profile of various concentrate feeds used by farmers in Raya-Pearl millet growing zone of Haryana. Ruminant Science 12(2):369-375.
Abstract
A survey was carried out to record the mineral composition of various protein and energy concentrate feeds in the raya-pearl millet growing zone of Haryana during the Kharif season. Total 42 blocks, representing all the districts of the zone were selected for the survey. Samples of feedstuffs were collected from cattle and buffalo farmers. Total of 504 farming families were selected for the survey. A questionnaire was prepared and individual farmer was interrogated regarding the type of feedstuffs and their amount fed to their animals. The samples of concentrate ingredients (mustard cake, cotton seed cake, cotton seed, wheat grain, bajra grain and wheat bran) and feed pellets offered to animals were collected from each block and analysed for minerals. In cereal grains, bajra was a richer source of calcium than wheat. Wheat (0.37%) contained more amount of phosphorus than bajra. Most of the samples of bajra and wheat grains had sufficient amounts of copper. Concentration of manganese was poor in these sources. In protein sources, mustard cake, cotton seed and cotton seed cake were fairly rich in zinc, copper and iron but the concentration of manganese was lower. All the evaluated feedstuffs were rich in mineral iron.
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