Composition of Grazer, Browser, and Elephant Pellets
Composition of Grazer, Browser, and Elephant Pellets
Grazer Pellet (6 mm) | Browser Pellet (6 mm) | Elephant Pellet | |
|---|---|---|---|
Complementary feed | To be fed up to 40% of the total diet | To be fed up to 40% of the total diet | 1 kg/ton animal |
Composition | Alfalfa, grains, sunflower seeds, molasses, grass species, linseed expeller, maize, apple pulp, soybean oil, wheat middlings, and vitamins and minerals | Alfalfa, grasses, sunflower seed, lignocellulose, apple pulp, wheat middlings, cane molasses, linseed, soybean, grains, vitamins, and minerals | Maize, gluten feed, linseed expeller, beet pulp, alfalfa, wheat middlings, sunflower seed extracted, cane molasses, grass species, grains, linseed, soybean oil, vitamins, and minerals |
Crude protein | 14.5% | 12.6% | 14% |
Crude fat | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
Crude fibre | 16.8% | 30.8% | 11% |
Neutral detergent fiber | 28.3% | 46.5% | 24% |
Acid detergent fiber | 18.3% | 33% | 12.5% |
Acid detergent lignin | 4% | 8.5% | 2% |
Sugars | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
Starch | 19.1% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
Methionine | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Lysine | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Calcium | 1.4% | 1% | 5.5% |
Phosphorus | 0.55% | 0.55% | 1% |
Magnesium | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Sodium | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Potassium | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Linoleic Acid | 0.9% | 1% | 1.3% |
Alpha linolenic acid | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Iron | 391 mg/kg | 271 mg/kg | 374 mg/kg |
Zinc | 157 mg/kg | 125 mg/kg | 161 mg/g |
Copper | 36 mg/kg | 29 mg/kg | 37 mg/kg |
Iodine | 1.2 mg mg/kg | 1.4 mg/kg | 1.7 mg/kg |
Selenium | 0.5 mg mg/kg | 0.4 mg/kg | 0.5 mg/kg |
Gross energy | 15,440 (KJ) | 15,390 (KJ) | 13,180 (KJ) |
Vitamin A | 14,000 (IU/kg) | 15,000 (IU/kg) | 30,000 (IU/kg) |
Vitamin D | 2,500 (IU/kg) | 2,400 (IU/kg) | 6,500 (IU/kg) |
Vitamin E | 400 (IU/kg) | 725 (IU/kg) | 750 (IU/kg) |
Vitamin K3 | 3mg/kg | 4 mg/kg | 4 mg/kg |