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Table 5 Effect of experimental treatments on percent ileal absorption of minerals in broilers1 at day 35

From: Effect of advanced chelate technology based trace minerals on growth performance, mineral digestibility, tibia characteristics, and antioxidant status in broiler chickens

Item

Experimental treatments2

SEM

P value

NTM

ITM

CTM25

CTM50

CTM100

Calcium

46.8

45.0

47.8

53.8

50.2

2.2

0.086

Phosphorus

59.4ab

55.8b

63.5a

62.9a

61.8ab

1.7

0.035

Magnesium

42.7

37.3

45.5

38.3

39.0

3.2

0.368

Potassium

79.1

79.5

80.4

78.2

80.2

1.3

0.732

Sodium

57.2

54.7

55.5

48.0

46.5

3.5

0.160

Iron

47.8

39.5

47.6

43.5

42.2

2.5

0.120

Zinc

29.4a

16.6b

34.3a

29.3a

27.9ab

3.7

0.040

Manganese

23.5ab

14.5b

30.9a

23.8ab

22.6ab

2.6

0.006

Copper

31.5a

21.4b

33.1a

27.2ab

23.7ab

2.7

0.027

  1. a,b,cValues in the same row with different superscripts were significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. 1Values are means of 5 pens per treatment combination with 2 male broiler chickens per pen selected for ileal digesta collection
  3. 2NTM, no trace mineral supplementation; ITM, commercially recommended levels of inorganic trace mineral; CTM25, chelated trace mineral supplement (CTM) match to 25% of the ITM; CTM50, CTM match to 50% of the ITM; CTM100, CTM equivalent to ITM