Sequential extraction procedures (SEPs) are commonly used to determine speciation of trace metals in soils and sediments. However, the non-selectivity of reagents for targeted phases has remained a lingering concern. Furthermore, potentially reactive phases such as phyllosilicate clay minerals often contain trace metals in structural sites, and their reactivity has not been quantified. Accordin...

More than 30 mineral elements have been found with different key functions in helping plants and animals to survive and live healthy. As a direct result, they have always attracted the attention of scientists. The quest is to find some efficient analytical and quantitative procedures in this study to determine some mineral and trace elements of Iranian Crocus sativus L. corms. Several studies h...

Research on which NRC trace mineral requirements are based was done with inorganic transitional minerals and purified and semi-purified diets. Research with organic trace minerals and standard rations have demonstrated that requirements are much lower than the levels set by NRC, due to the greater availability of these organic minerals. Further, not all organic minerals are the same. Pullets fr...

The optimum value of trace minerals is how well they can serve their biological function in an animal’s body. For trace minerals to keep an animal in good health and performing to their genetic potential, they have to be available for absorption in the small intestines. There are a multitude of compounds and factors that will interact with individual trace minerals that have the potential to re...

More than 30 mineral elements have been found with different key functions in helping plants and animals to survive and live healthy. As a direct result, they have always attracted the attention of scientists. The quest is to find some efficient analytical and quantitative procedures in this study to determine some mineral and trace elements of Iranian Crocus sativus L. corms. Several studies h...

Pasture forage is the most significant contributor to the trace mineral nutrition of grazing beef cattle. Mineral supplementation in beef cattle can be divided into two broad categories, macro-minerals and micro-minerals. These categories are based on the amount of mineral required in the cow’s diet. As a rule of thumb, micro-minerals are required in amounts less than 1 gram per day compared to...

Trace mineral nutrition has been a neglected area of pig nutrition. There is little recent information on the trace mineral requirements of modern pig genotypes and it has become customary to provide levels in the diet much higher than those recommended. Some minerals, such as copper and zinc, are added at 'pharmacological' levels to increase growth, to enhance immunity and to reduce diarrhoea ...

Trace minerals have long been identified as essential dietary components for domestic livestock species. Included in the category of essential trace minerals (or microminerals) are chromium, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, and zinc. Numerous biochemical reactions require trace minerals for proper function. It has been well documented that deficiencies of v...

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