Table 4.
Effect of the diet on milk mineral profile in Experiments 1 and 2.
| Variable | Experiment 1 | Experiment 2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | AB | AP | SEM | Signification | C | AB | AP | SEM | Signification | |
| Na (mg/kg) | 354 | 373 | 369 | 11.7 | n.s. | 343 | 350 | 362 | 11.6 | n.s. |
| Mg (mg/kg) | 160 | 162 | 161 | 7.6 | n.s. | 167 | 156 | 166 | 3.9 | n.s. |
| P (mg/kg) | 1152 | 1245 | 1200 | 62.6 | n.s. | 1171 | 1142 | 1181 | 41.4 | n.s. |
| S (mg/kg) | 408 | 401 | 403 | 16.6 | n.s. | 405 a | 365 b | 402 a,b | 10.7 | * |
| K (mg/kg) | 1492 | 1513 | 1560 | 61.6 | n.s. | 1405 | 1415 | 1514 | 39.8 | n.s. |
| Ca (mg/kg) | 1394 | 1536 | 1449 | 58.9 | n.s. | 1437 | 1447 | 1451 | 36.8 | n.s. |
| Mn (µg/kg) | 64.2 | 77.2 | 89.8 | 13.36 | n.s. | 70.1 | 68.9 | 62.7 | 5.60 | n.s. |
| Fe (µg/kg) | 457 | 678 | 499 | 154.2 | n.s. | 483 | 403 | 468 | 26.7 | n.s. |
| Cu (µg/kg) | 111 a | 105 a,b | 94 b | 4.1 | * | 95.1 a | 80.6 b | 80.6 b | 3.74 | * |
| Se (µg/kg) | 25.8 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 2.93 | n.s. | 36.6 a,b | 33.3 b | 40.7 a | 1.67 | * |
| Zn (µg/kg) | 4811 | 4734 | 4968 | 225.3 | n.s. | 5387 | 4925 | 4987 | 286.1 | n.s. |
C: Control diet, AB: Diet with artichoke bracts silage, AP: Diet with artichoke plant silage; SEM: Standard error mean; a, b, c: different letters in the same row indicate significant difference between diets. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.