Table 7.
Effects of the dietary replacement of inorganic trace minerals with lower levels of organic trace minerals on the serum biochemical parameters of growing-finishing pigs.
| Items | 100% ITMs | OTMs | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 50% | 70% | ||||
| ALT (999U/mg prot) | 58.29 | 55.20 | 46.33 | 62.82 | 2.91 | 0.242 |
| AST (999U/mg prot) | 60.74 | 56.40 | 53.00 | 46.27 | 2.38 | 0.168 |
| ALP (999U/mg prot) | 151.70a | 154.99a | 105.30b | 156.80a | 6.85 | 0.000 |
| LDH (999U/mg prot) | 1009.00 | 1117.00 | 1127.33 | 1227.33 | 71.12 | 0.810 |
| TBA (999U/mg prot) | 36.08 | 33.85 | 45.34 | 43.15 | 7.97 | 0.964 |
| TP (999U/mg prot) | 79.32 | 74.90 | 76.32 | 84.35 | 2.27 | 0.533 |
| ALB (999U/mg prot) | 44.41 | 44.41 | 44.08 | 49.21 | 1.17 | 0.387 |
| GLB (999U/mg prot) | 35.00 | 30.67 | 32.33 | 35.00 | 1.75 | 0.824 |
| GLU (999U/mg prot) | 5.38ab | 3.46c | 4.43b | 6.13a | 0.36 | 0.017 |
| TC (999U/mg prot) | 2.74 | 2.91 | 3.02 | 3.00 | 0.08 | 0.611 |
| TG (999U/mg prot) | 0.73b | 4.38a | 3.43a | 5.23a | 0.59 | 0.010 |
| HDL-C (999U/mg prot) | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.02 | 0.078 |
| LDL-C (999U/mg prot) | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.92 | 1.61 | 0.09 | 0.157 |
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; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase; TBA, Total serum bile acids; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLB, globin; GLU, glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.