Table 7.
Correlation coefficients for individual trace minerals between maternal liver (Mliver), fetal liver (Fliver), fetal muscle (Fmuscle), allantoic (ALF), and amniotic (AMF) fluids from beef heifers at d 83 of gestation.
| Trace Minerals | Mliver vs. Fliver | Mliver vs. Fmuscle | Mliver vs. ALF | Mliver vs. AMF | Fliver vs. Fmuscle | Fliver vs. ALF | Fliver vs. AMF | Fmuscle vs. ALF | Fmuscle vs. AMF | ALF vs. AMF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium | 0.60 * | 0.40 * | 0.34 * | 0.23 | 0.55 * | 0.49 * | 0.39 * | 0.34 * | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Copper | 0.56 * | −0.003 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.38 * | 0.07 | 0.09 | −0.06 | 0.01 |
| Zinc | −0.34 * | −0.19 | 0.14 | −0.19 | 0.19 | −0.02 | 0.11 | 0.2 | −0.26 | 0.01 |
| Molybdenum | −0.12 | 0.09 | −0.01 | −0.16 | 0.12 | −0.02 | −0.01 | 0.21 | 0.37 * | 0.15 |
| Manganese | 0.35 * | 0.35 * | −0.01 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.06 | −0.22 | −0.03 | −0.05 | −0.04 |
| Cobalt | 0.39 * | 0.06 | 0.52 * | nd | 0.11 | 0.54 * | nd | −0.06 | nd | nd |
* Asterisks denote significant correlation (p ≤ 0.05). nd = not detected.