| Table 7. Composition of mineral mixture feeds used for intensive culture of Atlantic salmon (1 kg mineral mixture/100 kg of feed)1 | ||
| Mineral� | Element concentration4,5 | Amount of supplement |
| (mg/kg of feed) | (g/100 kg of feed) | |
| MgSO4.7H20 (9.9% Mg)2 | ||
| NaCl (45.6% Na)3 | ||
| MnSO4.H20 (32.5% Mn) | 30 | 9.23 |
| FeSO4..7H20 (20.1% Fe) | 60 | 29.85 |
| ZnSo4.7H20 (22.7% Zn) | 75 | 33.03 |
| CuSO4..5H20 (25.5% Cu) | 5 | 1.96 |
| Na2SeO3 (45.6% Se) | 1 | 0.22 |
| CoCl2.6H20 (24.8% Co) | 1.5 | 0.61 |
| Ca(IO3) H2O ( 65.1% I) | 2 | 0.33 |
| Carrier� | 924.77 | |
| Total | 1000 | |
| 1Source: Lall (2009, unpublished formulation)� | ||
| 2 Magnesium and calcium supplied from feed or seawater.� | ||
| 3 Salt supplementation may be required in smolt feeds prior to seawater transfer. | ||
| 4 Concentration of most trace elements may depend on the ingredient used in feed.� | ||
| 5 Calcium phosphate used to supplement phosphorus. Concentration depends on the phosphorus supplied from the feed ingredients. | ||