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Table 8 Mineral status in the sera of the experimental lambs

From: Natural chemotherapeutic alternatives for controlling of haemonchosis in sheep

Element

Day

C

I

I + Mix1

I + Mix2

SD

Significance of effect

Treatment

I vs. I + Mix1

I vs. I + Mix2

Time

Treatment × time

Zn (mg/L)

22

0.476

0.462

0.567

0.591

0.07

*

NS

NS

***

NS

37

0.548

0.477

0.512

0.519

0.03

 

NS

NS

  

51

0.590

0.512

0.542

0.582

0.04

 

NS

NS

  

70

0.687

0.590

0.548

0.682

0.07

 

NS

NS

  

Fe (mg/L)

22

1.317

0.510

1.089

0.789

0.35

***

*

NS

***

*

37

1.575

0.724

0.975

0.935

0.37

 

NS

NS

  

51

2.120

0.998

1.180

1.536

0.49

 

NS

NS

  

70

2.188

0.618

1.665

1.585

0.66

 

***

***

  

Cu (mg/L)

22

0.774

0.651

0.834

0.841

0.09

NS

**

**

***

NS

37

0.773

0.696

0.724

0.732

0.03

 

NS

NS

  

51

0.817

0.730

0.810

0.795

0.04

 

NS

NS

  

70

0.835

0.876

0.810

0.873

0.03

 

NS

NS

  
  1. C control uninfected animals, I infected animals, I + Mix1 infected animals with Mix1, I + Mix2 infected animals with Mix2, NS not significant
  2. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001