Composition of sow colostrum and milk - The Gestating and Lactating Sow - page 198

Table 9.6. Average and range of reported concentrations of macro- and microminerals in sow colostrum and
milk.

Colostrum 1 References 2

Milk

mg/ml (day) 3

Macro-minerals mg/ml range range

Ca 0.80 0.48-1.52 2.00 (d 9-28) 1.51-2.54 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19

P 1.08 0.52-1.58 1.42 (d 9-28) 0.87-1.83 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19

K 1.29 1.10-1.62 0.89 (d17-35) 0.36-1.57 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 19

Na 0.83 0.68-1.00 0.42 (d 17-35) 0.33-0.54 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 19

Cl 0.94 0.93-0.96 0.69 (d 16-35) 0.60-1.06 11, 18, 19

Citrate 1.70 0.94 (d 9-35) 0.77-1.19 9, 11

Mg 0.104 0.016-0.20 0.105 (d 9-28) 0.016-0.20 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19

S 1.00 0.27 (d 17-21) 0.04-0.51 17, 19

Micro-minerals µg/ml range µg/ml (day) range

Al 3.5 2.1 (d 20-21) 0.8-3.7 3, 16, 17

B 0.03 1.4 (g 20-21) 0.02-3.45 3, 16, 17

Cd 0.04 0.04 (d 21) 3

Cr 0.60 0.40 (d 20-21) 0.35-0.46 3, 16

Cu 1.80 0.26-3.77 0.92 (d 17-21) 0.12-2.01 3, 4, 16, 17, 19

Fe 2.84 1.7-5.4 1.96 (d 12-21) 1.27-4.6 2, 3, 4, 16, 19, 20, 24, 25

I 135 48 (d 23-27) 14-73 22, 23

Mn 0.26 0.06-0.45 0.15 (d 20-21) 0.06-0.36 3, 4, 16, 17

Mo 0.04 0.06 (d 20-21) 0.02-0.10 3, 17

Ni 0.42 0.31 (d 21) 3

Pb 0.17 0.16 (d 21) 3

Se 0.13 0.02-0.24 0.05 (d 14-28) 0.02-0.14 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 26, 27

Sr n/a 0.47 (d 21) 16

Zn 15.1 9.2-16.1 6.8 (d 17-35) 5.1-8.3 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 19, 20

1 Defined as within 12 h of parturition.
2 References: 1 = Alston-Mills et al., 2000; 2 = Chaney and Barnhart, 1963; 3 = Coffey et al., 1982; 4 = Csapo et al., 1996; 5 = Earle and Stevensen,
1965; 6 = Elliott et al., 1971; 7 = Fahmy, 1972; 8 = Harmon et al., 1974; 9 = Kent et al., 1998; 10 = Kim and Mahan, 2001; 11 = Konar et al., 1971;
12 = Loudenslager et al., 1986; 13 = Lyberg et al., 2007; 14 = Mahan, 2000; 15 = Mahan et al., 1977; 16 = Mahan and Newton, 1995; 17 = Park
et al., 1994; 18 = Perrin, 1955; 19 = Peters et al., 2010; 20 = Pond et al., 1965; 21 = Quesnel et al., 2008; 22 = Schone et al., 1997; 23 = Schone et
al., 2001; 24 = Venn et al., 1947; 25 = Veum et al., 1965; 26 = Yoon and McMillan, 2006; 27 = Zhan et al., 2011.
3 Period in days of lactation when sows were sampled.

(Chaney and Barnhart, 1963; Earle and Stevenson, 1965). Milk concentration of copper
is not affected by dietary level of the mineral, but is affected by source of microminerals
(Peters et al. , 2010). Iodine concentrations in sow milk are increased with supplemental
dietary iodine (Schone et al. , 1997, 2001).