. 2023 May 25;10:1142054. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1142054

Table 10.

Effects of the dietary replacement of inorganic trace minerals with lower levels of organic trace minerals on the fecal excretion of growing-finishing pigs.

Items	100% ITMs	OTMs			SEM	P-value
		30%	45%	60%
Crude ash, %	24.28^a	23.54^ab	22.43^b	20.50^c	0.424	0.001
N, %	3.15	2.95	2.92	3.02	0.048	0.365
Ca, %	3.18	3.00	3.43	2.93	0.082	0.139
P, %	1.92^a	1.84^ab	1.69^bc	1.59^c	0.044	0.025
Fe, mg/kg	1836.00	1430.00	1469.20	1357.50	107.002	0.388
Cu, mg/kg	159.00^a	92.73^c	101.67^bc	114.50^b	5.745	< 0.001
Zn, mg/kg	846.67^a	395.33^c	418.00^c	521.00^b	38.754	< 0.001
Mn, mg/kg	762.67^a	609.17^b	635.50^b	671.33^b	18.169	0.007

Values are presented as mean and pooled SEM, n = 6.

Data in the same row with no or the same letter indicate no significant difference (P > 0.05), while data with different letters indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05).

ITMs, inorganic trace minerals; OTMs, organic trace minerals.