Table 2.
Mineral compositions of experimental diets and water.
| Treatments | Zn | Mn | Cu | Fe | Se | I1 | Ca | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg/kg | g/kg | |||||||
| Calculated | ||||||||
| IM | 60 | 60 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.20 | 2.0 | 45 | 4.1 |
| AACM70 | 42 | 42 | 4.9 | 28 | 0.14 | 1.4 | 45 | 4.1 |
| AACM50 | 30 | 30 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.10 | 1 | 45 | 4.1 |
| AACM40 | 24 | 24 | 2.8 | 16 | 0.08 | 0.80 | 45 | 4.1 |
| Analyzed2 | ||||||||
| IM | 62.3 | 67.3 | 9.30 | 462 | 0.31 | - | 45.0 | 6.01 |
| AACM70 | 44.5 | 48.8 | 6.31 | 357 | 0.31 | - | 46.0 | 5.95 |
| AACM50 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 4.25 | 266 | 0.29 | - | 47.0 | 5.95 |
| AACM40 | 21.1 | 27.9 | 3.94 | 222 | 0.29 | - | 43.7 | 5.29 |
| Watter | < 0.01 | 0.005 | < 0.01 | < 0.005 | < 0.01 | - | 9.99 | < 0.01 |
1Ca(IO3)2; mg/kg.
IM = inorganic minerals; AACM = amino acid complexed minerals2. Obtained by inductively coupled plasma source, dry matter basis. The amino acid complex sources were Zinpro Availa Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe, and Se (Zinpro Corporation., Eden Prairie, MN, USA);