ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

REQUIREMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION

Requirement:

• Ruminants 0.2% in dry matter.
• Monogastrics 0.05% in dry matter. 

Supplementation:

• Wheat bran, dried yeast and most vegetable protein concentrate, especially cottonseed cake and linseed cake, are good sources of magnesium. 
• The mineral supplement most frequently used is magnesium oxide, which is sold commercially as calcined magnesite.