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Table 2 Effects of copper supplementation on organ indexes in growing-furring male mink

From: Effects of dietary copper on organ indexes, tissular Cu, Zn and Fe deposition and fur quality of growing-furring male mink (Mustela vison)

Treatments

Liver (g/kg)

Spleen (g/kg)

Heart (g/kg)

Kidney (g/kg)

Control

31.28

3.78

6.5

3.55

Cu6

31.47

3.86

6.2

3.75

Cu12

31.47

4.00

5.8

4.58

Cu24

32.41

4.04

6.5

3.44

Cu48

33.33

3.81

7.4

3.61

Cu96

33.10

4.09

5.9

4.19

Cu192

34.63

3.92

6.2

3.52

SEM

0.32

0.11

0.15

0.13

p value

Linear

0.078

0.615

0.681

0.535

Quad

0.400

0.647

0.561

0.442

  1. Notes: Data are expressed as Least Squares Means with pooled SEM; n = 8 per treatment.