. 2022 Oct 28;12(21):2972. doi: 10.3390/ani12212972

Table 6.

Content of minerals in the plasma and faeces of piglets.

Parameter	Group			SEM	p-Value
Parameter	C	FRA	FR	SEM	p-Value
Blood plasma
Phosphorus; mmol L⁻¹	3.28 ^b	3.48 ^a	3.50 ^a	0.033	0.015
Calcium; mmol L⁻¹	2.99 ^b	3.21 ^a	3.23 ^a	0.046	<0.001
Magnesium; mmol L⁻¹	0.946 ^b	1.00 ^a	1.01 ^a	0.010	0.015
Manganese; µmol L⁻¹	0.218	0.243	0.230	0.008	0.519
Chromium; µmol L⁻¹	0.554 ^a	0.404 ^b	0.495 ^ab	0.024	0.042
Sodium; mmol L⁻¹	80.02	78.21	77.53	0.205	0.061
Potassium; mmol L⁻¹	4.72	4.47	4.48	0.054	0.120
Faeces (per kg DW)
Total phosphorus, g	3.63 ^a	2.77 ^b	3.26 ^a	0.088	<0.001
Calcium, g	5.55 ^a	4.83 ^b	5.05 ^ab	0.079	<0.001
Magnesium, g	1.93 ^a	1.79 ^b	1.80 ^ab	0.017	<0.001
Manganese, g	0.073 ^a	0.065 ^b	0.070 ^a	0.001	<0.001
Chromium, mg	0.274 ^a	0.160 ^c	0.235 ^b	0.012	<0.001
Sodium, g	0.240	0.255	0.267	0.003	0.058
Potassium, g	2.85	2.71	2.70	0.016	0.067

SEM—standard error of the mean. ^a–c—values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). DW—dry weight. Groups: C—control; FRA—group receiving a diet based on the control diet, with 8% fermented rapeseed meal (FRSMb) in place of some of the soybean meal (SBM); FR—group receiving a diet based on the control diet, with 8% FRSMb in place of some of the SBM, but without enzyme additives, pro- and prebiotic additives, organic acids, or added zinc.