Table 1.
Proportions of feed in concentrate and the diet, and concentrate and diet composition calculated on a DM basis for experiment 1.
Table 2.
Proportions of feed in each diet, and its composition calculated on a DM basis for experiment 2.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of data used in the present study (n = 87).
Table 4.
Average mineral intake, excretion, and retention in bulls, steers, and heifers used in the experiments (n = 87).
Fig 1.
Relationship between gastrointestinal tract content (GCT, g/kg SBW) and shrunk body weight (SBW, kg).
Fig 2.
The net requirements for maintenance and the true retention coefficients of the macronutrient minerals for beef cattle.
(A) Calcium, (B) Phosphorus, (C) Magnesium, (D) Potassium, (E) Sodium, (F) Sulfur.
Table 5.
Comparison between the council’s recommendations and the values that were obtained in this study.
Table 6.
Dietary mineral requirements of beef cattle when using the mineral balance method.
Fig 3.
The net requirement for maintenance and the true retention coefficients of trace element minerals for beef cattle.
(A) Copper, (B) Iron, (C) Manganese, (D) Selenium, (E): Zinc, (F) Cobalt, (G) Chromium.