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. 2019 Mar 22;9(4):146. doi: 10.1007/s13205-019-1681-0

Table 3.

The mineral concentration (ppm) of soft tissue (liver and kidney) of sheep fed on different levels of corn

Tissue T1 T2 T3 SEM Lev of sig.
Liver (n = 9)
 Cu 18.73a 18.70a 12.85b 1.15 *
 Se 0.74 0.58 0.47 0.05 NS
 Zn 8.40b 13.86a 8.33b 1.14 *
 Fe 33.55ab 41.78a 26.36b 2.57 **
Kidney (n = 9)
 Cu 1.30b 1.76a 1.51ab 0.08 *
 Se 2.06a 1.82a 1.31b 0.13 *
 Zn 8.95b 13.26a 16.78a 1.27 **
 Fe 16.21 18.86 19.58 1.02 NS

T1: (control, 0% corn), T2: (5% corn), and T3: (10% corn)

NS not significant statistically (P > 0.05), *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01

a,b,cMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different