Table 4 Effect of diet on the hepatic mineral profile (mg/100 g of liver) of piglets. Ctrl control diet, LA control + 10% Laminaria digitata, LAR LA + 0.005% Rovabio® Excel AP, LAL LA + 0.01% alginate lyase, SEM standard error of the means. Values with different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05.
Ctrl | LA | LAR | LAL | SEM | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macrominerals | ||||||
Calcium (Ca) | 19.1 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 0.81 | 0.512 |
Potassium (K) | 389 | 392 | 392 | 396 | 3.6 | 0.412 |
Magnesium (Mg) | 21.0 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 0.43 | 0.357 |
Sodium (Na) | 76.6 | 81.9 | 77.7 | 75.1 | 2.00 | 0.118 |
Phosphorous (P) | 354a | 348a | 288b | 209c | 11.8 | < 0.001 |
Sulphur (S) | 175a | 184a | 162b | 164b | 5.7 | 0.039 |
Total | 1035a | 1048a | 963b | 884c | 16.7 | < 0.001 |
Microminerals | ||||||
Copper (Cu) | 2.61a | 1.66b | 2.09ab | 1.98b | 0.159 | 0.002 |
Iron (Fe) | 11.0 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 0.64 | 0.078 |
Manganese (Mn) | 0.33ab | 0.34a | 0.31ab | 0.30b | 0.010 | 0.023 |
Zinc (Zn) | 14.6 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 1.32 | 0.946 |
Total | 28.5 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 1.55 | 0.657 |
Total minerals | 1063a | 1077a | 988b | 912c | 17.5 | < 0.001 |
