Feed Ingredients

Tk./kg.

Dietary Treatment Groups*

Commercial Pellet Price

T₀

T₁

T₂

T₃

Urea

15.0 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

0.6 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

Molasses

17.0 ± 0.8

6.8 ± 0.1

6.8 ± 0.1

6.8 ± 0.2

6.8 ± 0.5

Broken maize

24.0 ± 1.1

0.9 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.2

3.1 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.1

Wheat bran

32.0 ± 1.2

3.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

Rice polish

26.0 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.1

Soybean meal

50.0 ± 1.8

0.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.5

3.6 ± 0.3

Mustard oil cake

48.0 ± 1.1

6.7 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.2

Lime stone

15.0 ± 0.7

0.4 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

Common salt

14.0 ± 0.8

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.2

Cement

7.6 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.2

Other costs

3.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.0

Total (Tk./kg)

27.5 ± 1.2^a

26.8 ± 1.4^a

26.5 ± 1.7^a

26.6 ± 1.3^a

42.0 ± 1.9^b

Total (USD/kg)

0.34

0.34

0.33

0.33

0.53