Table 5.

Effects of dietary replacing inorganic with lower levels of organic trace minerals on the organ index of finishing pigs (%).

Items	100% ITMs	OTMs			SEM	P-value
		30%	45%	60%
Heart index	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.40	0.009	0.765
Liver index	1.49	1.54	1.53	1.61	0.031	0.601
Spleen index	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.23	0.011	0.882
Lung index	0.82	1.05	0.85	0.90	0.043	0.247
Kidney index	0.29	0.32	0.28	0.32	0.008	0.186

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 with different letters mean significant difference (P < 0.05).

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