Table 3.
Effect of dietary Fe source on Fe contents in plasma from the hepatic portal vein of 14 and 21-day-old chicks.1
| Fe Source2 | Fe contents in plasma2, μg/mL |
|
|---|---|---|
| d 14 | d 21 | |
| Control | 0.81 | 0.80c |
| FeSO4๒7H2O | 0.80 | 1.00b |
| Fe-Met W | 0.74 | 0.98b |
| Fe-Pro M | 0.80 | 1.38a |
| Fe-Pro ES | 0.73 | 1.30a |
| Pooled SE | 0.073 | 0.065 |
| P-value | 0.978 | <0.001 |
a,b,cMeans within the same column lacking a common superscript differ (P < 0.03).
1
Data represent the means of 8 replicate cages (4 birds per cage; n = 8).
2
Fe-Met W = Fe-Met with a weak chelation strength (Qf = 1.37), Fe-pro M = Fe proteinate with a moderate chelation strength (Qf = 43.6), Fe-pro ES = Fe proteinate with an extremely strong chelation strength (Qf = 8.59 × 103).