Trace mineral status in feeds and fodders of sewage and non-sewage areas

The study was under taken to analyse trace mineral status in feeds and fodders of sewage and non sewage areas and also compare this status with requirements of dairy animals. The results showed that Cu, Mn, Fe & Zn in fodders of sewage area were in the range of 39.97–54.93, 29.95–94.16, 231.48–341.40 and 55.35–97.50ppm, where as in non sewage areas ranged from 31.36–45.38, 104.52–202.28, 262.09–537.77 and 58.56–59.42 ppm. In concentrates the ranges were 37.51–74.13, 47.5–97.73, 137.57–574.0 and 32.8–78.20 ppm of Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn in sewage areas and these were in the range of 35.70–46.83, 42.89–80.83, 190.2–285.82 and 49.22–73.73ppm in non sewage areas. The Cu, Mn and Fe were found to be higher as compared to requirements in most of the samples, where as Zn was deficient in most of the areas irrespective of sewage water.