Effect of small peptide chelated iron on growth performance, immunity and intestinal health in weaned pigs

Table 2 Effect of SPCI on iron transportation and deposition in weaned pigs¹

ITEM						SEM	P-value
ITEM	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	SEM	ANOVA	Linear	quadratic
Ferritin (ng/mL)	122.03^c	233.28^ab	264.35^a	188.38^b	187.06^b	11.42	< 0.01	0.14	0.00
Transferrin (µg/mL)	16.48^c	23.22^b	31.97^a	23.07^b	21.74^b	1.06	< 0.01	0.09	0.00
Liver (mg/kg)	30.37^b	42.80^ab	40.56^ab	57.04^a	48.86^ab	3.23	0.08	0.01	0.04
Gall bladder (mg/kg)	6.52^b	10.38^a	11.30^a	10.58^a	11.50^a	0.59	0.04	0.01	0.01
Kidney (mg/kg)	16.53	19.62	18.55	20.50	22.50	1.00	0.44	0.13	0.32
Tibia (mg/kg)	197.83^b	155.33^b	182.33^b	256.83^a	187.83^b	9.62	< 0.01	0.24	0.50
Fecal (mg/kg)	651.99^d	1040.89^c	1007.39^c	1231.39^b	1401.95^a	58.38	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01

¹Mean and total SEM are list in Separate columns (n = 6)
²T1, control (basal diet); T2, the basal diet containing 50 mg/kg SPCI ; T3, the basal diet containing 75 mg/kg SPCI ; T4, the basal diet containing 100 mg/kg SPCI; T5, the basal diet containing 125 mg/kg SPCI.
^a-c Means in the same row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)

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