Table 3.
Content of macro- and microminerals (in milligram per kilogram of fresh tissue) in the meat of young bulls depending on the breed and muscle (mean ± standard error and range in parentheses)
| Breed | Muscle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (n = 16) | WB (n = 16) | PBW (n = 16) | SIM (n = 16) | PHF (n = 16) | LL (n = 40) | ST (n = 40) | |
| K | 3838.03C ± 68.75 | 3764.26BC ± 95.72 | 3598.13BC ± 77.75 | 3457.50B ± 58.85 | 3204.80A ± 63.89 | 3566.06 ± 57.14 | 3579.03 ± 66.84 |
| (3410.80–4346.09) | (3182.41–4355.53) | (3054.49–4169.20) | (2984.27–3903.80) | (2519.70–3678.26) | (2738.94–4355.53) | (2519.70–4346.09) | |
| Na | 483.55B ± 37.09 | 352.64A ± 11.22 | 414.94AB ± 23.60 | 509.92B ± 15.11 | 471.18B ± 25.70 | 462.30 ± 18.30 | 430.59 ± 16.36 |
| (278.61–795.05) | (299.52–450.43) | (303.73–632.42) | (444.96–644.51) | (305.20–683.04) | (299.52–795.05) | (278.61–644.51) | |
| Mg | 319.49B ± 4.83 | 299.10B ± 8.59 | 320.90B ± 7.35 | 312.54B ± 7.60 | 236.88A ± 7.37 | 297.49 ± 5.96 | 298.07 ± 7.45 |
| (280.49–361.91) | (245.14–345.65) | (297.46–381.65) | (259.65–364.56) | (175.05–276.80) | (203.54–381.65) | (175.05–376.93) | |
| Ca | 35.42B ± 1.69 | 43.94C ± 2.36 | 41.65BC ± 2.84 | 33.58B ± 0.97 | 20.41A ± 2.10 | 37.12 ± 1.99 | 32.88 ± 1.63 |
| (25.69–49.10) | (26.27–56.10) | (30.29–66.64) | (26.55–39.30) | (11.90–40.35) | (11.90–66.64) | (12.43–55.76) | |
| Zn | 30.58AB ± 20.56 | 36.81BC ± 27.88 | 38.01C ± 25.16 | 25.69A ± 13.45 | 41.17C ± 31.34 | 36.69y ± 1.25 | 32.81x ± 1.35 |
| (20.56–43.26) | (27.88–56.16) | (25.16–47.57) | (13.45–34.54) | (31.34–56.07) | (20.72–56.16) | (13.45–47.61) | |
| Fe | 21.36 ± 1.57 | 19.56 ± 0.85 | 18.81 ± 1.24 | 17.66 ± 2.02 | 21.77 ± 1.26 | 21.78Y ± 0.88 | 17.88X ± 0.87 |
| (12.21–30.58) | (14.12–27.44) | (11.62–27.83) | (6.58–32.19) | (11.05–27.93) | (12.00–32.19) | (6.58–27.93) | |
| Mn | 0.13A ± 0.01 | 0.36B ± 0.11 | 0.12A ± 0.01 | 0.15A ± 0.01 | 0.59C ± 0.06 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.23 ± 0.04 |
| (0.10–0.19) | (0.11–1.45) | (0.08–0.17) | (0.09–0.19) | (0.21–0.86) | (0.09–1.45) | (0.07–0.86) | |
| Cu | 0.55A ± 0.03 | 0.71B ± 0.03 | 0.55A ± 0.02 | 0.52A ± 0.03 | 0.59AB ± 0.06 | 0.63Y ± 0.02 | 0.54X ± 0.02 |
| (0.34–0.80) | (0.56–0.93) | (0.46–0.70) | (0.30–0.70) | (0.30–0.96) | (0.41–0.96) | (0.30–0.78) | |
Means for breeds denoted by different letters in rows differ statistically significantly: A, B, C P < 0.01. Means for muscles denoted by different letters in rows differ statistically significantly: X, Y P < 0.01; x, y P < 0.05