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. 2019 Jan 10;97(3):1010–1019. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz001

Table 5.

Endogenous mineral losses associated with experimental diets

Nutrient, g/kg DM Diet 1 Diet 4 Diet 2 Diet 3 SEM1 P-value
Calcium 4.17ab 4.81a 3.43b 3.90ab 0.22 0.19
Phosphorus 2.85a 2.85a 3.56a 3.56a 0.16 0.09
Potassium 0.50a 0.50a 0.50a 0.50a 0.03 0.92
Sodium 0.13a 0.13a 0.71b 0.74b 0.08 <0.001
Magnesium 0.49a 0.49a 0.94b 0.94b 0.06 0.004
Copper 0.006a 0.006a 0.007a 0.007a 0.0004 0.96
Zinc 0.04ac 0.04a 0.06b 0.051bc 0.002 0.01
Iron 0.08a 0.07a 0.08a 0.08a 0.003 0.63
Manganese 0.009a 0.009a 0.02b 0.01c 0.001 <0.001

a–cMeans within the same rows with no common superscript differ (P < 0.05).

1Pooled SEM based on six observations.