Table 6 Metals contents (mg/kg dry matter) in chicken breast meat, fed with different diets
From: Effect of mineral-enriched diet and medicinal herbs on Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu uptake in chicken
Metals/ Feeding diet | Feeding diet code | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Average | ± Std | Average | ± Std | Average | ± Std | Average | ± Std |
Basal diet, minerals and 2% Lemon balm | Le | 4.88 | 0.55 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 7.25 | 0.82 | 0.44 | 0.04 |
Basal diet, minerals and 2% Sage | Sa | 4.44 | 0.61 | 0.03 | 0.003 | 7.49 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.09 |
Basal diet, minerals and 2% St. John's wort | Jo | 4.06 | 0.55 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 6.66 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.07 |
Basal diet, minerals and 2% Small-flowered Willowherb | Wi | 3.10 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 5.80 | 0.65 | 0.34 | 0.03 |
Basal diet and minerals | Min | 3.67 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0.002 | 7.02 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.04 |
Only basal diet (control) | B | 2.81 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 5.64 | 0.63 | 0.30 | 0.02 |