Table 5.
Mineral content in cows’ milk, (M±m, n=10).
Element | Experimental period | Group | ||
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Control | Experimental | |||
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2% FA group | 4% FA group | |||
Ca, mg/% | At the beginning | 65.4±4.14 | 64.4±2.11 | 65.3±3.52 |
At the end | 120.1±2.31 | 121.2±1.16 | 126.3±3.81* | |
On average | 92.7±3.22 | 92.8±1.63 | 95.8±3.66 | |
P, mg/% | At the beginning | 60.5±3.72 | 60.8±2.23 | 59.5±0.12 |
At the end | 71.8±3.21 | 75.5±0.52* | 78.2±2.41* | |
On average | 66.15±3.46 | 68.15±1.37 | 68.85±1.26 | |
Mg, mg/% | At the beginning | 14.5±0.91 | 14.4±0.32 | 14.5±0.41 |
At the end | 15.6±0.81 | 15.8±0.52 | 16.6±0.01* | |
On average | 15.1±0.86 | 15.1±0.42 | 15.5±0.21 | |
Fe, mg/kg | At the beginning | 0.18±0.004 | 0.19±0.023 | 0.18±0.001 |
At the end | 0.22±0.021 | 0.24±0.041 | 0.28±0.004* | |
On average | 0.20±0.012 | 0.21±0.032 | 0.23±0.002 | |
Cu, mg/kg | At the beginning | 0.020±0.002 | 0.021±0.002 | 0.020±0.003 |
At the end | 0.018±0.004 | 0.019±0.001 | 0.021±0.004 | |
On average | 0.019±0.003 | 0.020±0.001 | 0.020±0.003 | |
Zn, mg/kg | At the beginning | 1.54±0.001 | 1.53±0.052 | 1.53±0.002 |
At the end | 1.57±0.003 | 1.59±0.003* | 1.65±0.021 | |
On average | 1.55±0.002 | 1.56±0.027 | 1.59±0.011 | |
Mn, mg/kg | At the beginning | 0.017±0.001 | 0.017±0.002 | 0.016±0.014 |
At the end | 0.019±0.052 | 0.020±0.021 | 0.021±0.002* | |
On average | 0.018±0.026 | 0.018±0.011 | 0.018±0.008 |
p<0.05. Ca=Calcium, P=Phosphorus, Mg=Magnesium, Fe=Iron, Cu=Copper, Zn=Zinc, Mn=Manganese