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Table 3 Vitamin E content (μg/g) in the longissimus lumborum and gluteus medius at slaughter

From: Effects of dietary vitamin E on muscle vitamin E and fatty acid content in Aohan fine-wool sheep

Item

Treatments (IU/sheep/d vitamin E)

P-value

 

0

20

100

200

1,000

2,000

2,400

 

LL

1.26 ± 0.27a

1.85 ± 0.23ab

2.30 ± 0.41ab

5.23 ± 0.94c

3.65 ± 1.35bc

3.38 ± 0.21abc

3.74 ± 0.12bc

0.0187

(0.81-1.76)

(1.62-2.30)

(1.89-2.70)

(3.38-6.49)

(2.16-6.35)

(2.97-3.65)

(3.51-3.92)

 

GM

1.77 ± 0.33a

2.17 ± 0.33a

2.71 ± 0.82a

7.14 ± 1.99b

4.19 ± 1.24ab

3.64 ± 0.46a

3.86 ± 0.08ab

0.0401

(1.36-2.42)

(1.52-2.58)

(1.36-4.19)

(4.60-11.06)

(2.73-6.67)

(3.03-4.55)

(3.79-3.94)

 
  1. LL longissimus lumborum, GM gluteus medius.
  2. Values in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). Data are presented as the mean ± standard error (range).