TABLE 9.
Effect of inorganic or organic trace minerals on the performance of progeny.
| Trace mineral source | BW, g | BWG, g | DBWG, g | FI, g | FCR | PEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At hatch (day 1) | ||||||
| ITM | 42.000 c | |||||
| MMHAC | 43.860 a | |||||
| TMAAC | 42.940 b | |||||
| SEM | 0.070 | |||||
| p value | <0.0001 | |||||
| 0–14 days | ||||||
| ITM | 408.929 | 366.929 | 26.209 | 536.250 a | 1.401 | 181.072 |
| MMHAC | 390.231 | 346.374 | 24.741 | 488.651 b | 1.435 | 170.482 |
| TMAAC | 398.507 | 355.564 | 25.397 | 483.291 b | 1.385 | 175.413 |
| SEM | 13.406 | 13.387 | 0.956 | 13.989 | 0.023 | 9.738 |
| p value | 0.6188 | 0.5604 | 0.5604 | 0.0231 | 0.2854 | 0.7460 |
| 0–28 days | ||||||
| ITM | 1269.470 | 1227.470 | 43.838 | 1926.667 a | 1.541 ab | 279.697 a |
| MMHAC | 1215.125 | 1171.268 | 41.831 | 1726.170 b | 1.484 b | 277.041 a |
| TMAAC | 1181.795 | 1138.852 | 40.673 | 1832.942 ab | 1.612 a | 239.674 b |
| SEM | 30.721 | 30.703 | 1.097 | 43.803 | 0.028 | 11.056 |
| p value | 0.1450 | 0.1380 | 0.1380 | 0.0118 | 0.0051 | 0.0262 |
| 0–45 days | ||||||
| ITM | 2853.488 | 2811.488 | 62.478 | 4877.947 | 1.728 | 357.521 |
| MMHAC | 2807.759 | 2763.902 | 61.42 | 4615.985 | 1.695 | 352.832 |
| TMAAC | 2767.417 | 2724.474 | 60.544 | 4678.027 | 1.720 | 334.144 |
| SEM | 43.901 | 43.891 | 0.975 | 79.013 | 0.021 | 8.420 |
| p value | 0.3947 | 0.3862 | 0.3862 | 0.0665 | 0.5047 | 0.1351 |
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Means within a column without a common superscript differ (p ≤ 0.05).
ITM, inorganic trace minerals: 100, 16, and 100 ppm of Zn, Cu and Mn respectively, as sulfates; MMHAC-mineral methionine hydroxy analog chelate: 50, 8, 50 ppm of bis-chelated MINTREX®Zn, Cu, and Mn (Novus International, Inc.), and TMAAC—trace minerals amino acid complex: 50, 8, and 50 ppm of Zn, Cu, and Mn.
Body weight (BW), body weight gain (BWG), daily body weight gain (DBWG), feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and Performance index (PEI).