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. 2022 Mar 16;2022:8525089. doi: 10.1155/2022/8525089

Table 2.

Manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), ferrous (Fe), and zinc (Zn) serum levels in goats with various reproductive disorders compared with control.

Reproductive status n Mn (mg/L) Se (mg/L) Fe (mg/L) Zn (mg/L)
Control 9 1.97 ± 0.79a 0.87 ± 0.02a 12.59 ± 3.06a 9.78 ± 0.49a
Endometritis 72 1.82 ± 0.55a 0.61 ± 0.04a 10.44 ± 1.58a 4.51 ± 0.05a
Inactive ovaries 12 0.54 ± 0.06a 0.21 ± 0.02c 10.18 ± 1.20a 2.01 ± 0.83c
Hydrometra 3 2.09 ± 0.11a 0.54 ± 0.09a 13.29 ± 2.16a 5.17 ± 0.12a
Pyometra 3 2.51 ± 0.18a 0.45 ± 0.06a 10.11 ± 1.16a 5.65 ± 0.12a
Cystic ovaries 4 5.13 ± 0.96b 1.89 ± 0.25b 22.52 ± 4.20b 12.17 ± 1.83b

Values are in means ± standard error. Different superscript letters in columns are given for significantly different values (P < 0.05).