Table 6.
Comparison of vitamin E and selenium liver concentrations of female Bronze turkey individuals with and without green liver discoloration in the early fattening stage (70 to 75 days of fattening) and the late fattening stage (120 to 127 days of fattening), respectively (comparison of mean () or median () ± standard error of mean or median (SE) within the same age).
Liver Concentration |
70 to 75 Days of Fattening | 120 to 127 Days of Fattening | ||||
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Green Liver | No Green Liver | Green Liver | No Green Liver | |||
n = 9 | n = 58 | n = 15 | n = 48 | |||
p-Value | p-Value | |||||
Vitamin E (µg/g FM) | 2.08 ± 0.13 | 2.76 ± 1.27 | 0.074 | 4.12 ± 0.42 | 4.62 ± 0.22 | 0.284 |
Selenium (µg/g DM) | 1.60 ± 0.12 | 1.49 ± 0.04 | 0.116 | 1.61 ± 0.09 | 1.74 ± 0.03 | 0.117 |
Selenium (µg/g FM) | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.289 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.017 |
DM: dry matter; FM: fresh matter.