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The meal should be free from Salmonella and Anthrax spores. The other
specifications are given in Table 2.
Table 2. BIS Specifications for mineral mixtures containing salt (Type I) and without
salt ( Type II) for supplementing cattle feeds.
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Sr.No. Characteristic Type I Type II
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1. Moisture, % by mass ,max. 5.0 5.0
2. Calcium, % by mass ,min. 18.0 23.0
3. Phosphorus, % by mass ,min. 9.0 12.0
4. Magnesium, % by mass ,min. 5.0 6.5
5. Salt , % by mass ,min. 22.0 -
6. Iron, % by mass ,min. 0.4 0.5
7. Iodine as (KI) , % by mass ,min. 0.02 0.026
8. Copper, % by mass ,min. 0.06 0.077
9. Manganese, % by mass ,min. 0.1 0.12
10. Cobalt, % by mass ,min. 0.09 0.012
11. fluorine, % by mass ,max. 0.05 0.07
12. Zinc, % by mass ,min. 0.3 0.38
13. Sulphur, % by mass ,max. 0.4 0.5
14. Acid insoluble ash, % by mass ,max. 3 2.5
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Sr. No. Ingredient Kg./100 Kg.
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Rate of feeding mineral mixture to different categories of animals.