The Absorption of Copper and Zinc Table 3

The Absorption of Copper and Zinc by Cattle Consuming Diets
Containing the Antagonists Molybdenum, Sulfur, and Iron

Table 3. Basal ration composition of diets fed to weaned heifer calves.

Ingredient	% of Diet, DM
Grass hay	76.2
Cracked corn	19.3
Soybean meal	2.6
Molasses	.80
Mineral Supplement^a	1.1

^aMineral supplement contained monocalcium phosphate, sodium chloride, mineral oil, magnesium oxide, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite, and Availa-Cu, Availa-Zn or copper sulfate and zinc sulfate