Chemical Composition and Digestibility of Major Feed Resources in Tanqua-Abergelle District of Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 4

Macro- and micromineral profile of major feed resources.

Feed type	Calcium (g/kg DM)	Manganese (gm/kg DM)	Iron (gm/kg DM)	Zinc (gm/kg DM)	Copper (gm/kg DM)
Teff straw	4.54^bc	78.41^a	1009.25^b	28.61^c	8.56^a
Sorghum stover	3.29^c	54.27^b	181.71^cd	13.23^d	5.65^b
Maize stover	1.16^d	17.33^e	116.62^de	12.73^d	6.00^b
Cowpea straw	6.72^b	47.56^c	105.53^e	16.03^d	5.88^b
Groundnut straw	15.14^a	46.02^c	213.89^c	12.19^d	9.59^a
Groundnut hull	0.24^e	36.37^d	124.91^d	7.75^e	6.32^b
Natural mixed hay	4.04^bc	31.32^d	133.87^d	14.33^d	8.65^a
Green grass	3.13^c	17.40^e	242.94^c	41.52^b	6.26^b
Atella	0.82^e	0.06^f	3372.31^a	190.63^a	4.55^c
Mill waste	0.12^e	36.45^d	143.49^d	44.87^b	4.65^c
SEM	1.41	6.96	3.23	17.42	0.54
P value	0.026	0.000	0.007	0.000	0.016

Residues of local brewery; DM = dry matter; SEM = standard error of mean.