Table 7 Comparison of detected toxic metals concentrations (mg/kg) between wet foods for dogs and cats.

From: Toxic element levels in ingredients and commercial pet foods

Toxic metals

Wet dog foods

SEM

Wet cat foods

SEM

P

Aluminum (Al)

115.84a

3.2452

102.08b

2.7003

0.0033

Antimony (Sb)

1.7858a

0.4029

1.8091a

0.3595

0.9659

Barium (Ba)

13.718a

1.1167

9.9391b

0.8426

0.0116

Cadmium (Cd)

1.7299a

0.3966

1.7026a

0.3487

0.9591

Lead (Pb)

5.9801a

0.7373

6.6883a

0.6912

0.4936

Cobalt (Co)

0.3862a

0.1874

0.4813a

0.1854

0.7255

Chromium (Cr)

3.4801a

0.5625

3.3654a

0.4903

0.8789

Tin (Sn)

9.7042a

0.9393

9.1961a

0.8105

0.685

Iron (Fe)

460.81a

6.4724

415.07b

5.445

< 0.0001

Mercury (Hg)

1.3323a

0.348

1.3732a

0.3132

0.9314

Nickel (Ni)

0.6435a

0.2419

0.9233a

0.2568

0.4479

Uranium (U)

31.1574b

1.683

36.5015a

1.6147

0.0331

Vanadium (V)

0.5088a

0.2151

0.5658a

0.201

0.8493

  1. SEM standard error mean, P probability of significance.
  2. a,bMeans followed by different letters in the lines differed (P < 0.05).