April - June 2007 - Kasetsart University
April - June 2007 - Kasetsart University
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<strong>Kasetsart</strong> J. (Nat. Sci.) 41(2)<br />
Table 5 Mineral concentration (ppm) in the liver of sheep supplemented with different sources of<br />
minerals (Means ± Standard Deviation).<br />
Treatment Ca Mg Fe Mn Cu Zn<br />
Control 0.04±0.00b 0.050±0.01a 160.00±27.57b 8.69±2.53ab 139.80±1.14a 97.85±4.38a Jair 0.05±0.00 b 0.040±0.01 b 244.15±62.30 ab 10.30±1.59 ab 179.62±119.37 a 94.84±1.28 a<br />
Hermokale. 0.06±0.01 ab 0.040±0.01 b 194.59±37.29 ab 9.43±0.14 ab 228.48±47.49 a 106.52±9.5 a<br />
Arabi 0.05±0.00 b 0.040±0.01 b 162.42±24.99 b 9.11±1.29 ab 112.90±60.61 a 96.44±5.19 a<br />
Bole 0.06±0.02 ab 0.050±0.01 a 170.47±27.98 b 5.49±3.21 b 192.80±60.74 a 92.10±8.19 a<br />
Complete minerals 0.08±0.01 a 0.045±0.01 ab 282.20±7.49 a 11.79±0.43 a 167.01±7.85 a 109.63±8.93 a<br />
Critical. Level - - < 180 ** 6 * 25-75 * < 84 **<br />
* Georgievskii (1982)<br />
** Mtimuni (1982)<br />
Means within the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (p0.05) in liver minerals<br />
of sheep provided with different mineral soils.<br />
Liver Mg in sheep from Bole treatment group was<br />
significantly different (p0.05)<br />
in Mn (5.49 ppm) and Zn (92 ppm) than those<br />
from the other groups. The low Mn and Zn<br />
concentration in the liver might be induced by the<br />
low soil Mn (0.90 ppm) and Zn (0.50 ppm) mineral<br />
content in Bole soils (Table 3).<br />
Although no significant difference<br />
(p>0.05) was observed in liver Fe among mineral<br />
soil groups, when compared to the suggested Fe<br />
standard deficiency status at 180 ppm by Mitimuni<br />
(1982), Fe concentration was lower in the Control<br />
(160 ppm), Arabi (162 ppm) and Bole (170 ppm)<br />
treated sheep. The animals fed on Jair soil showed<br />
higher Fe concentration in the liver than<br />
Hermokale, Arabi and Bole treatment groups. This<br />
might be due to the fact that Jair soil had higher<br />
Fe (2.42 ppm) content than the other mineral soils.<br />
Similarly, sheep provided with Arabi soil showed<br />
low Fe concentration in the liver. This agrees with<br />
the low Fe (0.78 ppm) content in this soil. Besides<br />
liver Fe, sheep fed on Bole soil was lower in liver<br />
Mn (5.49 ppm) than the suggested deficiency<br />
standard at 6 ppm by Georgievskii et al. (1982).<br />
This corresponds to the low Mn level found in Bole<br />
soil.<br />
According to Georgevskii et al. (1982)<br />
and Mtimuni (1982), the suggested standard<br />
deficiency levels, for liver Cu and Zn ranges from<br />
25 to 75 ppm and