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. 2015 Oct 26;171:328–332. doi: 10.1007/s12011-015-0549-3

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