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. 2019 May 13;9(5):236. doi: 10.3390/ani9050236

Table 6.

Effects of dietary substitution of ZnSO4 by low levels of ZnMet on visceral indices of 37- to -79-d-old piglets 1.

Item Control ZnSO4+ZnMet, mg/kg SEM p-Value p-Value
100 + 0 75 + 12.5 50 + 25 25 + 37.5 0 + 50 Linear Quadratic
Thymus 0.283 b 0.300 b 0.357 a 0.307 ab 0.350 a 0.007 0.026 0.034 0.088
Spleen 1.883 b 1.807 b 2.577 a 1.850 b 1.813 b 0.057 <0.01 0.889 0.195
Liver 25.09 23.70 24.04 24.66 23.36 0.572 0.869 0.507 0.805
Pancreas 2 1.843 2.063 2.003 1.707 1.940 0.084 0.694 0.781 0.922

a, b Means within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05). 1 Values are means and pooled SEMs, n = 7. 2 Visceral index (g/kg) = Organ weight (g) /Live body weight (kg).