Table 1.

Trace mineral content in water and feed.

Variable	Treatments	Ca	P	Zn	Mn	Cu
		(g/kg)		(mg/kg)
Water (mg/L)	IM|AACM	7.47	<0.01	<0.01	0.01	<0.01
Prestarter feed, Exp. 11	IM	11.41	6.18	97.50	99.25	9.31
	AACM	11.67	6.11	98.50	98.75	9.06
Starter feed, Exp. 12	IM	10.55	5.29	106.37	103.00	9.56
	AACM	10.92	5.46	102.00	109.50	9.93
Prestarter feed, Exp. 23	IM	11.38	6.25	98.37	105.50	9.25
	AACM	11.56	6.12	99.87	101.31	9.75

Analyzed values obtained by ICP-OES.

Abbreviations: AACM, amino acids-mineral complexed; Ca, calcium; Cu, copper; Exp. 1, experiment 1; Exp. 2, experiment 2; ICP-OES, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrophotometry; IM, inorganic mineral; Mn, manganese; P, phosphorus; Zn, zinc.

¹Prestarter diet (1–4 wk) offered to experiment 1 chicks (thermal comfort).

²Starter feed (4–5 wk) offered to experiment 1 chicks (thermal comfort).

³Prestarter feed (1–5 wk) offered to experiment 2 chicks (cold stress).