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Table 7 Mineral status of serum zinc, iron and copper concentrations (mg/L) in lambs infected with H. contortus in the experimental groups

From: Effects of herbal nutraceuticals and/or zinc against Haemonchus contortus in lambs experimentally infected

Element

Day

C

Hmix

Zn

Hmix+Zn

SD

Significance of effects

       

Treatment

Time

Treatment × time

Zinc

7

0.456

0.487

0.539

0.527

0.038

NS

**

**

 

35

0.727

0.651

1.004

0.759

0.153

   
 

49

0.751

0.693

0.834

0.740

0.059

   
 

70

0.773

0.833

0.823

0.871

0.041

   

Iron

7

1.370

1.409

1.301

1.306

0.052

NS

*

NS

 

35

0.970

1.267

1.537

1.151

0.238

   
 

49

0.876

1.351

1.351

1.270

0.228

   
 

70

1.284

1.827

1.773

1.744

0.251

   

Copper

7

0.601

0.641

0.637

0.701

0.041

NS

**

NS

 

35

0.764

0.787

0.943

0.861

0.081

   
 

49

0.753

0.759

0.814

0.816

0.034

   
 

70

0.764

0.861

0.844

0.826

0.042

   
  1. C control, Hmix Herbmix, Zn Zn-glycinate, Hmix + Zn Herbmix and Zn-glycinate, NS not significant * P < 0.01, ** P < 0.001