Cu levels, mg/kg | Zn sources, 30 mg/kg | Tibia Zn (ash based), mg/kg | Tibia Cu (ash based), mg/kg | Liver Zn (dry wt. based), mg/kg | Liver Cu (dry wt. based), mg/kg |
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8 | Zn(HMTBa)2 | 143 | 6.5 | 104 | 13.5 |
250 | Zn(HMTBa)2 | 154 | 11.8 | 69 | 169.7 |
8 | Zn-MET | 140 | 6.0 | 93 | 13.3 |
250 | Zn-MET | 147 | 10.2 | 57 | 128.2 |
SEM | 8 | 0.8 | 24 | 19.8 | |
Main effect means | |||||
Cu level | |||||
8 | 141 | 6.23b | 98 | 13.4b | |
250 | 150 | 11.0a | 63 | 150a | |
Zn source | |||||
Zn(HMTBa)2 | 148 | 9.14 | 86 | 91.6 | |
ZnSO4 | 143 | 8.11 | 75 | 70.8 | |
2 × 2 factorial arrangement, P value | |||||
Zn source | 0.543 | 0.229 | 0.653 | 0.296 | |
Cu level | 0.231 | <0.001 | 0.168 | <0.001 | |
Zn Source* Cu level | 0.780 | 0.513 | 0.981 | 0.301 |