Table 1 Typical composition of micronutrients in maize and grass silage from Bavaria (Germany)

Maize silage mean value (n = 16)

0.026

1.83

22.8

4.35

0.18

16.6

0.15

0.01

0.007

5.95

Min to max

0.004 to 0.11

1.20 to 2.90

8.09 to 40.4

1.66 to 11.2

0.030 to 0.31

2.73 to 30.5

0.04 to 0.39

0.003 to 0.018

0.003 to 0.01

1.66 to 10.8

Grass silage mean value (n = 16)

0.14

3.27

354

37.7

1.54

145.8

0.98

0.08

0.18

15.9

Min to max

0.038 to 0.59

1.80 to 4.56

39.1 to 1,919

6.80 to 157

0.25 to 2.57

66.4 to 295

0.09 to 2.55

0.01 to 0.26

0.05 to 0.43

9.05 to 35.9