Table 5. Average, Minimum and Maximum Concentrations of Liver Cu, Zn, Mn and Mo of Cattle from Nine States, (ppm on a DM basis)

 

 

State

 

No. Animals Sampled

 

Cu

(Min-Max)

 

Zn

(Min-Max)

 

Mn

(Min-Max)

 

Mo

(Min-Max)

CO

329

73

(5.3-368)

125

(2.9-299)

14.7

(1.9-1222)

5.7

(2.1-16.0)

KS

257

108

(1.3-454)

181

(13-980)

11.5

(2.0-241)

5

(2-8.2)

MO

32

122

(19-237)

109

(89-145)

16.0

(7.5-128)

3.7

(1.5-4.5)

MT

182

102

(29-304)

120

(89-196)

8.3

(5.6-11.9)

3.6

(2.2-6.1)

NE

78

20.4

(4.1-125)

126.6

(4.7-227)

8.5

(5.1-54.5)

3.5

(2.2-5.1)

ND

113

12

(3.9-78)

144

(1.4-640)

8.0

(6.2-10.0)

2.9

(1.8-3.7)

SD

162

39

(3.8-291)

123

(83-237)

8.6

(6.4-11.3)

3.5

(2.4-5.7)

TX

60

121

(6.5-458)

143

(57-759)

11.2

(1.4-60.8)

3.1

(.2-6.8)