Table 6.
Amount of mineral composition (±SD) in breast meat.
| Mineral | Control | Group I | Group II | Group III | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc (mg/100 g) | 18.38 ± 0.94b | 20.09 ± 1.20b | 24.06 ± 3.21a | 23.00 ± 1.16a | 0.001 |
| Iron (mg/100 g) | 54.63 ± 15.08 | 52.82 ± 3.84 | 49.05 ± 0.88 | 48.23 ± 4.04 | 0.173 |
| Magnesium (mg/100 g) | 277.96 ± 35.35 | 265.92 ± 3.53 | 269.04 ± 9.89 | 268.50 ± 4.67 | 0.507 |
| Copper (mg/100 g) | 9.68 ± 2.87a | 9.10 ± 0.31a,b | 7.44 ± 1.44a,b | 7.27 ± 0.24b | 0.014 |
| Calcium (mg/100 g) | 85.91 ± 9.24 | 85.37 ± 10.13 | 101.81 ± 45.9 | 76.87 ± 13.11 | 0.301 |
| Selenium (μg/100 g) | 287.16 ± 6.12a | 278.85 ± 7.73a,b | 229.26 ± 4.72c | 248.02 ± 5.26b,c | 0.014 |
a–cThe means in columns, within main effect, with different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05.