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