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Trace Minerals
Trace minerals are important nutrients in diets for swine and poultry. They are required for growth, bone development,
feathering in chickens, enzyme structure and function, and appetite. Over the past 20 years, scientists in the LSU AgCenter
have played an important role in understanding the need for and use of trace minerals in diets for animals. Our involvement
is due in part to the potential for increased bioavailability of the organic mineral to the animal, which could result in the
need to feed lower levels of the mineral to get the same or greater response. Furthermore, the increase in bioavailability
could result in decreased excretion of the mineral into the waste, which will reduce environmental impact.
The majority of the mineral work we have conducted at the LSU AgCenter has been examining the use and comparison of
organic and inorganic trace minerals, particularly chromium, zinc and selenium, for swine and poultry. For clarification,
organic in this sense means that the trace mineral of concern is attached to or associated with a compound that contains
carbon, and it is not to be confused with the term “organic meat production,” which is a system of animal production.
One of the first trace minerals that was worked on more than 15 years ago was chromium. Chromium is a trace mineral that is
involved in glucose metabolism, and without chromium, insulin cannot properly remove glucose from the blood after a meal.
Before our research efforts in animals began at the LSU AgCenter, most of the research conducted with chromium was with
humans. Research with chromium in swine and poultry showed that organic chromium (and not inorganic chromium)
improved carcass traits and quality in pigs, increased the number of pigs born alive and increased egg production in hens.
Research in the AgCenter and elsewhere has led to the use of chromium in swine diets throughout the world and the
allowance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of three organic chromium sources for use in swine diets. The
beneficial effects of organic chromium include more pigs weaned per sow per year and an improvement in the amount and
quality of pork produced.
Also conducted was research with broilers to assess the bioavailability of organic and inorganic sources of zinc. The results
of these trials indicate that organic zinc sources consistently have increased bioavailability to broilers relative to the
inorganic form, zinc sulfate. This response indicates that more zinc from organic sources was absorbed and used by the
broiler than zinc from inorganic sources, which could result in decreased excretion of zinc into the litter.
Research also has been conducted to examine the effects of removing zinc from chicken diets. When zinc is completely
removed from the diet, growth performance and bone strength are negatively affected. Removing zinc from chick diets
after they have been fed a diet with added zinc does not always elicit this negative response, indicating that zinc has to be
added in the diet from day of hatch, but it may be removed later.
It is common practice in the swine industry to include very high levels of zinc oxide in nursery diets because of the
increased growth performance during this critical time period. Many people have suggested that this increased growth is
due to the potential antibiotic-like effects that zinc has on the gastrointestinal tract. With this in mind, we attempted to
examine the ability of sows to transfer the health effects of organic or inorganic zinc sources to their progeny during
lactation – the time when they produce milk – and then determine how these same progeny performed during the nursery
phase of growth when either zinc source was included in their diets.
The sows were fed diets with either zinc sulfate or an organic zinc source in addition to the zinc from their trace mineral
premix from the time of breeding through weaning their piglets. There was no advantage of the organic zinc source to the
sow during gestation compared with the inorganic source. Furthermore, there was little benefit to the baby pig during
lactation when the sow had been fed the organic zinc source. However, there was a very large increase in total pigs born
and born alive in sows fed organic zinc. The increased number of pigs did not result in a reduced pig birth weight. During
the nursery period of growth, there was no advantage on growth performance or intestinal health to having additional zinc,
regardless of form, above the level typically found in trace mineral premixes.
One of the most interesting trace minerals from a historical point of view is selenium. After its discovery in 1817, it was
determined to be toxic and carcinogenic to animals. In 1957, however, selenium was determined to be dietary essential to
animals to protect them from disorders such as liver necrosis, exudative diathesis and pancreatic fibrosis. In 1973,
selenium was determined to be an essential nutrient. It is still considered to be the most toxic trace mineral that is added to
diets for swine and poultry. Because of this potential toxicity, the FDA regulates the inclusion of selenium in animal feeds.
The FDA recently approved the use of some organic sources of selenium. We have conducted several experiments to
compare the commercially available inorganic and organic selenium sources for their use in diets for broilers and laying
hens. The sources we used were sodium selenite and selenium-enriched yeast (seleno-methionine). There was no
difference in selenium source on egg production, but there was an increase in the percentage of cracked eggs from hens
fed organic selenium. However, selenium concentration in the eggs from hens fed selenium-enriched yeast was much
greater than those from hens fed sodium selenite, which indicates an increase in availability of organic selenium to the
laying hen.
In other research, the source of selenium did not affect growth performance of commercial broilers, but there was an
increased tissue selenium concentration, similar to what we previously had observed in eggs from hens fed selenium-
enriched yeast. Subsequent research indicated that the selenium from selenium-enriched yeast that was stored in the
tissues could be used to maintain the selenium nutritional status of the broiler. These results indicate that organic selenium
sources are available for use in selenium-dependent activities, even after they have been stored in body tissues such as
liver or muscle. As such, the selenium-enriched yeast maintains higher levels of nutritional activity than sodium selenite
over time.
Trace minerals and health
Imbalance in Minerals (on the cellular level) is one of the basic causes of diseases. Imbalance in fats and essential fatty
acids is another cause. Imbalance in simple / complex carbohydrates is another cause. Saying that Diabetes is caused by
Chromium and Vanadium deficiency is oversimplification of the much more broader subject of mineral balance. But there is
a lot of truth in this statement. Chromium and Vanadium are found in :
Unrefined salt Seaweed (Kombu, Arame, Wakame, Nori, Irish Moss, Hiziki, Agar Agar, Kelp, ... ) Other Sea foods (fish, ...)
Unrefined oils Unrefined sugars One of the main cause of deficiency is over consumption of refined sugars, refined oils,
refined salt. Animal meat tends to accumulate it more then the plants. It is not for sure that you still find enough of it in the
vegetarian foods growing on the land that have been used for more then 50 - 8 years.
Most cases of birth defects and children born with malfunction of some organ can be linked to toxins, Nutritional imbalance
and imbalance in minerals , parasites and unnatural radiation.
Trace Minerals: Natural Balance, Perfect Solution Balance is important to all areas of our lives and nutrition, but it is
particularly crucial when it comes to minerals and trace minerals: There are 92 elements found in nature and an additional 22
theoretical and/or observed elements. In addition, there are hundreds of isotopes of the elements, any one of which may
play an as yet undiscovered role in human health. . . It becomes increasingly evident when studying the relationship of
minerals to human health that keeping the level of minerals in balance in every tissue, fluid cell and organ in the human
body may be the key to maintaining human health. 1 Keeping minerals in proper balance throughout the body while
providing all of them in sufficient quantities needed for optimal health is complex. This is further complicated when using a
bullet approach based on the latest research that finds specific deficiencies and then supplements the diet with just that
particular nutrient: The complexity of the mineral imbalance problem is apparent. It is apparent that our understanding of
the mechanisms of mineral imbalances is fragmentary. New inter-relationships are constantly being discovered. We are
presently recognizing and correcting only a small fraction of the mineral imbalance problems plaguing animals and men. 2
Imbalanced interactions cause many problems when we consistently consume single processed or refined minerals that are
out of proportion with the other minerals and trace minerals. This is particularly evident when it comes to the most
commonly refined mineral that Americans take into their diet, sodium chloride and it's effects on hypertension: Clearly,
nutrients function interactively both in the body and in their impact on blood pressure regulation. Whenever the
consumption of a single nutrient is significantly altered, an entirely new dietary pattern is created.. Nutrients occur in
clusters in the diet and may therefore act synergistically to alter physiologic variables such as blood pressure. 3 These
relationships can, however have an equally profound benefit on human health when minerals are consumed in proper
ratios. Certain minerals and trace minerals, when found in proper balance, can serve additional non-classical roles such as
acting as antioxidants.
Minerals and trace minerals can also help each other in the process of assimilation and add additional safety buffers for
minerals that have the potential of being toxic to human health. 1 However, inter-relationships of minerals and trace
minerals are not nearly as evident when they are found in a dry or a non-soluble form.
For instance, powdered copper and zinc could be mixed up in ratio of a billion parts of copper to just one part of zinc.
Additionally, other minerals and trace minerals in powder form could be mixed up in similar ratios without causing a reaction
to occur, but if they made it into the blood stream in those same ratios, the results would be devastating to the body. Within
the blood stream, lymphatic fluid, cells and extracellular fluid, minerals and trace minerals can be found completely
dissociated into solution , which can also be called electrolyte or ionic form. 4 In this state, they all have specific positive or
negative electrical signatures that cause a dynamic equilibrium to take place. The body can use minor changes in this
equilibrium to create proper osmotic pressure and move nutrients to the areas that need them most and create electrical
impulses that run the entire nervous system. 4 This same equilibrium can also be found in the seas around the world where
minerals and trace minerals have collected and concentrated in liquid ionic form for millions of years. It is astounding to
realize that the dynamic equilibrium that takes place with liquid ionic minerals and trace minerals has created the same
basic balance in sea water that is found in healthy blood plasma and lymphatic fluid.
As you can tell, the dynamic equilibrium of minerals and trace minerals found in sea water is incredibly complex and has
worked itself out over millions of years using natural forces which as of yet are not fully understood by scientists.
Scientists, working in the laboratory have never been able to create sea water from scratch and even if it were possible it
would cost thousands of dollars a bottle.
Utah's Great Salt Lake, where Trace Minerals Research harvest Low Sodium ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops, is the
largest body of concentrated sea water in the world and is particularly rich in certain minerals and trace minerals like
magnesium, selenium, lithium, and boron which are vitally important to human health. "The Great Salt Lake [has]
concentrated many of the same minerals found in the sea through geothermal and evaporative processes.
These natural sources of the elements can provide a rich source of minerals compatible to human physiological needs." 1
Also, because of it's high concentration, the dynamic equilibrium has caused the Great Salt Lake to be uniquely low in
certain toxic, heavy metals: . . . The total soluble concentrations of heavy metals in the water are extremely low.
The heavy metals in the lake, along with clays, organic materials and carbonates, are precipitating to the sediments and
deep brines where anaerobic conditions and sulfides formed by sulfate reducing bacteria immobilize the metals.
The lake thus avoids accumulation of heavy metals in the lake water and is non-toxic and self-cleansing. The unique saline
condition of [the] Great Salt lake determines the precipitation and immobilization of heavy metals in the lake." 5 Today, Trace
Minerals Research uses the naturally balanced, naturally occurring minerals and trace minerals from Utah's Great Salt lake
as the basis for all of their products. These products have been developed to work with the body and its natural balances to
provide many nutrients that may be lacking in modern diets.
References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schauss, Alexander. Minerals and Human health: the Rationale for Optimal and Balanced Trace Element Levels. Life
Sciences Press: 1995, pp. 1,5.
2. Hoekstra, W.G. Federation Proceedings. National Academy of Sciences: Washington, D.C. (Sept./Oct., 1964).
3. Reusser, M.E., McCarron, D.A. Nutrition Review, 1994: 52; 367-375>
4. American Medical Association. The American Medical Associations's Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Charles b. Clayman.
Random House: 1989, pp. 396,605,752.
Trace minerals are important nutrients in diets for swine and poultry. They are required for growth, bone development,
feathering in chickens, enzyme structure and function, and appetite. Over the past 20 years, scientists in the LSU AgCenter
have played an important role in understanding the need for and use of trace minerals in diets for animals. Our involvement
is due in part to the potential for increased bioavailability of the organic mineral to the animal, which could result in the
need to feed lower levels of the mineral to get the same or greater response. Furthermore, the increase in bioavailability
could result in decreased excretion of the mineral into the waste, which will reduce environmental impact.
The majority of the mineral work we have conducted at the LSU AgCenter has been examining the use and comparison of
organic and inorganic trace minerals, particularly chromium, zinc and selenium, for swine and poultry. For clarification,
organic in this sense means that the trace mineral of concern is attached to or associated with a compound that contains
carbon, and it is not to be confused with the term “organic meat production,” which is a system of animal production.
One of the first trace minerals that was worked on more than 15 years ago was chromium. Chromium is a trace mineral that is
involved in glucose metabolism, and without chromium, insulin cannot properly remove glucose from the blood after a meal.
Before our research efforts in animals began at the LSU AgCenter, most of the research conducted with chromium was with
humans. Research with chromium in swine and poultry showed that organic chromium (and not inorganic chromium)
improved carcass traits and quality in pigs, increased the number of pigs born alive and increased egg production in hens.
Research in the AgCenter and elsewhere has led to the use of chromium in swine diets throughout the world and the
allowance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of three organic chromium sources for use in swine diets. The
beneficial effects of organic chromium include more pigs weaned per sow per year and an improvement in the amount and
quality of pork produced.
Also conducted was research with broilers to assess the bioavailability of organic and inorganic sources of zinc. The results
of these trials indicate that organic zinc sources consistently have increased bioavailability to broilers relative to the
inorganic form, zinc sulfate. This response indicates that more zinc from organic sources was absorbed and used by the
broiler than zinc from inorganic sources, which could result in decreased excretion of zinc into the litter.
Research also has been conducted to examine the effects of removing zinc from chicken diets. When zinc is completely
removed from the diet, growth performance and bone strength are negatively affected. Removing zinc from chick diets
after they have been fed a diet with added zinc does not always elicit this negative response, indicating that zinc has to be
added in the diet from day of hatch, but it may be removed later.
It is common practice in the swine industry to include very high levels of zinc oxide in nursery diets because of the
increased growth performance during this critical time period. Many people have suggested that this increased growth is
due to the potential antibiotic-like effects that zinc has on the gastrointestinal tract. With this in mind, we attempted to
examine the ability of sows to transfer the health effects of organic or inorganic zinc sources to their progeny during
lactation – the time when they produce milk – and then determine how these same progeny performed during the nursery
phase of growth when either zinc source was included in their diets.
The sows were fed diets with either zinc sulfate or an organic zinc source in addition to the zinc from their trace mineral
premix from the time of breeding through weaning their piglets. There was no advantage of the organic zinc source to the
sow during gestation compared with the inorganic source. Furthermore, there was little benefit to the baby pig during
lactation when the sow had been fed the organic zinc source. However, there was a very large increase in total pigs born
and born alive in sows fed organic zinc. The increased number of pigs did not result in a reduced pig birth weight. During
the nursery period of growth, there was no advantage on growth performance or intestinal health to having additional zinc,
regardless of form, above the level typically found in trace mineral premixes.
One of the most interesting trace minerals from a historical point of view is selenium. After its discovery in 1817, it was
determined to be toxic and carcinogenic to animals. In 1957, however, selenium was determined to be dietary essential to
animals to protect them from disorders such as liver necrosis, exudative diathesis and pancreatic fibrosis. In 1973,
selenium was determined to be an essential nutrient. It is still considered to be the most toxic trace mineral that is added to
diets for swine and poultry. Because of this potential toxicity, the FDA regulates the inclusion of selenium in animal feeds.
The FDA recently approved the use of some organic sources of selenium. We have conducted several experiments to
compare the commercially available inorganic and organic selenium sources for their use in diets for broilers and laying
hens. The sources we used were sodium selenite and selenium-enriched yeast (seleno-methionine). There was no
difference in selenium source on egg production, but there was an increase in the percentage of cracked eggs from hens
fed organic selenium. However, selenium concentration in the eggs from hens fed selenium-enriched yeast was much
greater than those from hens fed sodium selenite, which indicates an increase in availability of organic selenium to the
laying hen.
In other research, the source of selenium did not affect growth performance of commercial broilers, but there was an
increased tissue selenium concentration, similar to what we previously had observed in eggs from hens fed selenium-
enriched yeast. Subsequent research indicated that the selenium from selenium-enriched yeast that was stored in the
tissues could be used to maintain the selenium nutritional status of the broiler. These results indicate that organic selenium
sources are available for use in selenium-dependent activities, even after they have been stored in body tissues such as
liver or muscle. As such, the selenium-enriched yeast maintains higher levels of nutritional activity than sodium selenite
over time.
Trace minerals and health
Imbalance in Minerals (on the cellular level) is one of the basic causes of diseases. Imbalance in fats and essential fatty
acids is another cause. Imbalance in simple / complex carbohydrates is another cause. Saying that Diabetes is caused by
Chromium and Vanadium deficiency is oversimplification of the much more broader subject of mineral balance. But there is
a lot of truth in this statement. Chromium and Vanadium are found in :
Unrefined salt Seaweed (Kombu, Arame, Wakame, Nori, Irish Moss, Hiziki, Agar Agar, Kelp, ... ) Other Sea foods (fish, ...)
Unrefined oils Unrefined sugars One of the main cause of deficiency is over consumption of refined sugars, refined oils,
refined salt. Animal meat tends to accumulate it more then the plants. It is not for sure that you still find enough of it in the
vegetarian foods growing on the land that have been used for more then 50 - 8 years.
Most cases of birth defects and children born with malfunction of some organ can be linked to toxins, Nutritional imbalance
and imbalance in minerals , parasites and unnatural radiation.
Trace Minerals: Natural Balance, Perfect Solution Balance is important to all areas of our lives and nutrition, but it is
particularly crucial when it comes to minerals and trace minerals: There are 92 elements found in nature and an additional 22
theoretical and/or observed elements. In addition, there are hundreds of isotopes of the elements, any one of which may
play an as yet undiscovered role in human health. . . It becomes increasingly evident when studying the relationship of
minerals to human health that keeping the level of minerals in balance in every tissue, fluid cell and organ in the human
body may be the key to maintaining human health. 1 Keeping minerals in proper balance throughout the body while
providing all of them in sufficient quantities needed for optimal health is complex. This is further complicated when using a
bullet approach based on the latest research that finds specific deficiencies and then supplements the diet with just that
particular nutrient: The complexity of the mineral imbalance problem is apparent. It is apparent that our understanding of
the mechanisms of mineral imbalances is fragmentary. New inter-relationships are constantly being discovered. We are
presently recognizing and correcting only a small fraction of the mineral imbalance problems plaguing animals and men. 2
Imbalanced interactions cause many problems when we consistently consume single processed or refined minerals that are
out of proportion with the other minerals and trace minerals. This is particularly evident when it comes to the most
commonly refined mineral that Americans take into their diet, sodium chloride and it's effects on hypertension: Clearly,
nutrients function interactively both in the body and in their impact on blood pressure regulation. Whenever the
consumption of a single nutrient is significantly altered, an entirely new dietary pattern is created.. Nutrients occur in
clusters in the diet and may therefore act synergistically to alter physiologic variables such as blood pressure. 3 These
relationships can, however have an equally profound benefit on human health when minerals are consumed in proper
ratios. Certain minerals and trace minerals, when found in proper balance, can serve additional non-classical roles such as
acting as antioxidants.
Minerals and trace minerals can also help each other in the process of assimilation and add additional safety buffers for
minerals that have the potential of being toxic to human health. 1 However, inter-relationships of minerals and trace
minerals are not nearly as evident when they are found in a dry or a non-soluble form.
For instance, powdered copper and zinc could be mixed up in ratio of a billion parts of copper to just one part of zinc.
Additionally, other minerals and trace minerals in powder form could be mixed up in similar ratios without causing a reaction
to occur, but if they made it into the blood stream in those same ratios, the results would be devastating to the body. Within
the blood stream, lymphatic fluid, cells and extracellular fluid, minerals and trace minerals can be found completely
dissociated into solution , which can also be called electrolyte or ionic form. 4 In this state, they all have specific positive or
negative electrical signatures that cause a dynamic equilibrium to take place. The body can use minor changes in this
equilibrium to create proper osmotic pressure and move nutrients to the areas that need them most and create electrical
impulses that run the entire nervous system. 4 This same equilibrium can also be found in the seas around the world where
minerals and trace minerals have collected and concentrated in liquid ionic form for millions of years. It is astounding to
realize that the dynamic equilibrium that takes place with liquid ionic minerals and trace minerals has created the same
basic balance in sea water that is found in healthy blood plasma and lymphatic fluid.
As you can tell, the dynamic equilibrium of minerals and trace minerals found in sea water is incredibly complex and has
worked itself out over millions of years using natural forces which as of yet are not fully understood by scientists.
Scientists, working in the laboratory have never been able to create sea water from scratch and even if it were possible it
would cost thousands of dollars a bottle.
Utah's Great Salt Lake, where Trace Minerals Research harvest Low Sodium ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops, is the
largest body of concentrated sea water in the world and is particularly rich in certain minerals and trace minerals like
magnesium, selenium, lithium, and boron which are vitally important to human health. "The Great Salt Lake [has]
concentrated many of the same minerals found in the sea through geothermal and evaporative processes.
These natural sources of the elements can provide a rich source of minerals compatible to human physiological needs." 1
Also, because of it's high concentration, the dynamic equilibrium has caused the Great Salt Lake to be uniquely low in
certain toxic, heavy metals: . . . The total soluble concentrations of heavy metals in the water are extremely low.
The heavy metals in the lake, along with clays, organic materials and carbonates, are precipitating to the sediments and
deep brines where anaerobic conditions and sulfides formed by sulfate reducing bacteria immobilize the metals.
The lake thus avoids accumulation of heavy metals in the lake water and is non-toxic and self-cleansing. The unique saline
condition of [the] Great Salt lake determines the precipitation and immobilization of heavy metals in the lake." 5 Today, Trace
Minerals Research uses the naturally balanced, naturally occurring minerals and trace minerals from Utah's Great Salt lake
as the basis for all of their products. These products have been developed to work with the body and its natural balances to
provide many nutrients that may be lacking in modern diets.
References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schauss, Alexander. Minerals and Human health: the Rationale for Optimal and Balanced Trace Element Levels. Life
Sciences Press: 1995, pp. 1,5.
2. Hoekstra, W.G. Federation Proceedings. National Academy of Sciences: Washington, D.C. (Sept./Oct., 1964).
3. Reusser, M.E., McCarron, D.A. Nutrition Review, 1994: 52; 367-375>
4. American Medical Association. The American Medical Associations's Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Charles b. Clayman.
Random House: 1989, pp. 396,605,752.
| Trace Minerals |
Trace Minerals for Livestock -
• Bolsters the immune system
• Improves feed conversion.
• Less odor in manure, better weight gain.
• Increased blood cells carry more oxygen
• Detoxifies the body
• Healthier coat.
• Suppresses stress-causing hormones
• Helps cell division without mutation
• Acts as an Anti-inflammatory and Anti-viral agent.
Texas Calvary chose our mineral product for their cavalry units and we are deeply honored. No horse
on the trace minerals has succumbed to the West Nile Virus and they are determined to protect their
mounts.
Fights “shipping fever” in young heifers. Weaning time for calves is traumatic for them and trace
minerals help them resist colds and flu and calm them. These minerals are relatively inexpensive and
pay for their uses in saving the calves’ lives so farmers can get their prices.
• Bolsters the immune system
• Improves feed conversion.
• Less odor in manure, better weight gain.
• Increased blood cells carry more oxygen
• Detoxifies the body
• Healthier coat.
• Suppresses stress-causing hormones
• Helps cell division without mutation
• Acts as an Anti-inflammatory and Anti-viral agent.
Texas Calvary chose our mineral product for their cavalry units and we are deeply honored. No horse
on the trace minerals has succumbed to the West Nile Virus and they are determined to protect their
mounts.
Fights “shipping fever” in young heifers. Weaning time for calves is traumatic for them and trace
minerals help them resist colds and flu and calm them. These minerals are relatively inexpensive and
pay for their uses in saving the calves’ lives so farmers can get their prices.
