Table 1 Mineral contents in typical mineral imported supplements employed in feedingstuff manufacture
Assaya | Mean | SD | Median | Max | Min | Guideline value or guaranteed analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calcium and phosphorus-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Dicalcium phosphate, n = 22 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 97.3 | 2.5 | 98.2 | 100.0 | 90.9 | >88 |
Calcium, g/100 g[1; 4.5 %] | 26.2 | 2.9 | 26.0 | 32.7 | 21.4 | 21.0 – 27.0 |
Phosphorus, g/100 g[1; 4.5 %] | 19.5 | 1.7 | 19.8 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 – 21.0 |
Monocalcium phosphate, n = 22 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 94.2 | 1.2 | 94.3 | 95.7 | 90.8 | >88 |
Calcium, g/100 g[1; 4.5 %] | 16.0 | 1.4 | 15,9 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 15.0 – 18.0 |
Phosphorus, g/100 g[1; 4.5 %] | 21.0 | 1.2 | 20.9 | 23.6 | 18.0 | 21.0 – 23.0 |
Calcium carbonate, n = 21 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.9 | 0.1 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.6 | >88 |
Calcium, g/100 g[2; 9.5 %] | 37.8 | 2.8 | 36.4 | 41.8 | 28.9 | 37.5 – 39.0 |
Carbonate (as CaCO3), g/100 g | 92.6 | 12.5 | 97.5 | 99.6 | 48.6 | 96.0 – 98.0 |
Iodine-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Calcium iodate, n = 7 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.57 | 0.34 | 99.71 | 99.86 | 99.00 | >88 |
Calcium, g/100Â g | 7.6 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 8.95 | 6.25 | Not indicated |
Iodide, g/100Â g[1; 14.2 %] | 61.4 | 4.7 | 62.6 | 64.7 | 50.3 | 63.5 |
Microgran™ I 10 % BMP (calcium iodide), n = 10 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.45 | 0.24 | 99.51 | 99.76 | 98.90 | >88.0 |
Calcium, g/100Â g | 16.9 | 5.1 | 18.4 | 20.8 | 4.8 | - |
Iodide, g/100Â g[4; 40.0 %] | 8.1 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 10.0 |
Etilendiamine diiodide, n = 7 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.89 | 0.08 | 99.93 | 99.96 | 99.73 | >88.0 |
Iodine, g/100Â g[5; 83.3 %] | 68.9 | 4.8 | 69.2 | 77.5 | 62.8 | 79.5 |
Potassium Iodide, n = 7 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.7 | 0.1 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 99.8 | >88.0 |
Potassium, g/100Â g | 21.1 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 24.5 | 19.5 | - |
Iodine, g/100Â gb | 68.9 | 5.5 | 70.1 | 74.9 | 62.5 | 68.0 |
Cobalt-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Cobalt carbonate, n = 13 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 94.68 | 3.36 | 96.47 | 99.00 | 88.40 | >88.0 |
Cobalt, g/100Â g[7; 53.8 %] | 49.4 | 10.7 | 45.4 | 82.4 | 39.7 | 46.0 |
Carbonate (as CaCO3), g/100Â g | 62.4 | 14.4 | 68.8 | 84.1 | 43.9 | Not indicated |
Cobalt sulfate, n = 16 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 67.83 | 9.77 | 64.50 | 98.37 | 63.20 | >88.0 |
Cobalt, g/100Â g[2; 12.5 %] | 23.2 | 3.4 | 25.8 | 27.7 | 21.0 | 19.5-21.0 |
Microgran™ Co 5 % BMP (cobalt carbonate), n = 13 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 97.9 | 0.6 | 97.7 | 100.0 | 97.3 | >88.0 |
Carbonate (as CaCO3), g/100Â g | 7.9 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 6.1 | Not indicated |
Cobalt, g/100 gb | 6.3 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Copper-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Copper oxide, n = 19 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.9 | 0.2 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 99.1 | >88.0 |
Assaya | Mean | SD | Median | Max | Min | Guideline value or guaranteed analysis |
Copper, g/100Â g[3; 17.6 %] | 71.7 | 5.9 | 71.3 | 85.0 | 59.6 | 75.0 |
Copper sulfate, n = 18 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 73.4 | 6.5 | 71.9 | 99.7 | 68.8 | >88.0 |
Copper, g/100Â g[2; 12.5 %] | 25.1 | 2.1 | 24.6 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 25.0 |
Sodium containing mineral sources | ||||||
Sodium chloride, n = 23 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 96.2 | 6.1 | 98.8 | 99.9 | 71.7 | >88.0 |
Sodium, g/100Â g | 36.6 | 4.0 | 36.4 | 46.7 | 26.7 | 38.5 |
Chloride (as NaCl), g/100Â g[4; 19.0 %] | 99.7 | 3.3 | 98.0 | 99.8 | 87.4 | 98.0 |
Iron-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Ferrous carbonate, n = 21 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.0 | 0.54 | 98.9 | 100.0 | 98.15 | >88.0 |
Iron, g/100Â g[3; 15.8 %] | 35.9 | 4.2 | 35.4 | 46.6 | 27.3 | 38.0 |
Carbonate (as CaCO3), g/100Â g | 38.08 | 17.2 | 41.2 | 74.7 | 19.2 | Not indicated |
Ferric oxide, n = 16 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.1 | 97.2 | 99.9 | 88.3 | 100.0 | >88.0 |
Iron, g/100Â g | 37.6 | 13.0 | 37.3 | 65.0 | 16.2 | Not indicated |
Ferrous sulfate, n = 17 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 75.4 | 17.3 | 62.6 | 99.1 | 62.0 | >88.0 |
Iron, g/100Â g[1; 6.3 %] | 22.8 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 36.5 | 15.0 | 19.0 |
Magnesium-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Magnesium oxide, n = 21 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.81 | 0.21 | 99.90 | 99.99 | 99.29 | >88.0 |
Magnesium, g/100Â g[6; 28.6 %] | 42.1 | 15.1 | 40.5 | 85.4 | 22.4 | 50.0-54.0 |
Magnesium sulfate, n = 18 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 63.1 | 9.2 | 60.8 | 99.8 | 57.5 | >88.0 |
Magnesium, g/100 gb | 8.8 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 6.8-11.6 |
Manganese-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Manganous oxide, n = 21 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.6 | 0.24 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 98.9 | >88.0 |
Manganese, g/100Â g[7; 35.0 %] | 58.6 | 6.6 | 56.2 | 77.8 | 50.4 | 60.0-62.0 |
Manganese sulfate, n = 15 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 97.0 | 10.5 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 57.7 | >88.0 |
Manganese, g/100Â g[2; 13.3 %] | 28.3 | 5.6 | 26.8 | 40.3 | 21.1 | 29.0-32.0 |
Sulfur-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Elemental sulfur, n = 20 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 98.7 | 1.1 | 99.2 | 99.7 | 96.0 | >88.0 |
Sulfur, g/100Â g[4; 20.0 %] | 98.4 | 1.7 | 99.0 | 99.6 | 93.7 | 99.5 |
Zinc-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Zinc oxide, n = 22 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.5 | 1.7 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 91.5 | >88.0 |
Zinc, g/100Â g[1; 4.5 %] | 76.0 | 12.3 | 72.4 | 108.4 | 58.3 | 72.0 |
Zinc sulfate, n = 18 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.85 | 0.17 | 99.96 | 100.0 | 99.45 | >88.0 |
Assaya | Mean | SD | Median | Max | Min | Guideline value or guaranteed analysis |
Zinc, g/100Â g[8; 44.4 %] | 32.4 | 4.1 | 32.0 | 43.2 | 25.1 | 35.0 |
Selenium-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Microgran™ Se 1 % BMP (sodium selenite), n = 13 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.7 | 0.19 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.2 | >88.0 |
Selenium, g/100Â g | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Sodium, g/100Â g | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.61 | 0.93 | 0.49 | Not indicated |
Sodium selenite 1 %, n = 11 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.52 | 0.37 | 99.64 | 99.95 | 98.65 | >88.0 |
Selenium, g/100Â g | 1.36 | 0.77 | 1.14 | 3.58 | 0.68 | 1.0 |
Sodium, g/100Â g | 1.03 | 1.42 | 0.62 | 5.50 | 0.21 | Not indicated |
Sodium selenite, n = 8 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 99.76 | 0.19 | 99.82 | 99.99 | 99.48 | >88.0 |
Selenium, g/100Â g | 44.3 | 2.6 | 44.2 | 47.7 | 40.0 | 45-46 |
Sodium, g/100Â g | 24.1 | 3.25 | 24.6 | 29.3 | 19.0 | 26-27 |
Potassium-containing mineral sources | ||||||
Potassium Chloride, n = 17 | ||||||
Dry matter, g/100Â g | 94.2 | 22.9 | 99.92 | 99.99 | 2.42 | >88.0 |
Potassium, g/100Â g[9; 53.9 %] | 49.9 | 13.7 | 46.9 | 97.6 | 34.5 | 62 |
Chloride (as NaCl), g/100Â g | 87.6 | 12.4 | 91.4 | 99.3 | 44.8 | Not indicated |