Table 8.
Abundance of trace minerals in maternal liver, fetal liver, fetal muscle, allantoic fluid and amniotic fluid of beef heifers on d 83 of gestation 1.
| Tissues | Fluids | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace Minerals | Maternal Liver, μg/g Dry | Fetal Liver, μg/g Dry | Fetal Muscle, μg/g Dry | p-Value | Allantoic Fluid, ng/mL | Amniotic Fluid, ng/mL | p-Value |
| Selenium | 2.07 a | 5.25 b | 0.69 c | <0.01 | 13.79 d | 1.55 e | <0.01 |
| Copper | 109.73 a | 291.14 b | 6.31 c | <0.01 | 27.94 d | 22.79 d | 0.12 |
| Zinc | 121.46 a | 496.59 b | 79.67 a | <0.01 | 53.17 d | 51.30 d | 0.49 |
| Molybdenum | 3.68 a | 0.35 b | 0.13 c | <0.01 | 46.95 d | 6.22 e | <0.01 |
| Manganese | 9.75 a | 5.25 b | 1.07 c | <0.01 | 1.01 d | 1.30 d | 0.12 |
| Cobalt | 0.21 a | 0.07 b | 0.07 b | <0.01 | 0.22 d | 0.10 e | <0.01 |
1 Average of trace mineral concentrations. a–c Within a row, least square means without a common superscript differ (p < 0.05) due to type of tissue. d–e Within a row, least square means without a common superscript differ (p < 0.05) due to type of fluid.