Table 4.
Mineral composition of egg yolk from laying hen with different feeding (Unit : mg%, dry basis)

Diets1) Mineral Total
Ca P Fe Na K Mg Zn Mn
Control 300.2±15.12) 199.4±10.0 4.5±0.8 2.5±0.3 350.8±19.2 97.7±9.9 3.4±0.5 0.3±0.0 958.8±18.3a3)
A 333.2±18.5 143.1±11.1 4.9±0.6 88.6±9.6 402.2±17.1 90.0±10.1 3.4±0.8 0.3±0.0 1,065.7±18.3b
B 328.2±20.8 149.5±9.4 4.9±1.1 99.7±8.4 420.1±20.7 83.2±8.8 2.5±0.5 0.3±0.0 1,088.4±21.5bc
C 391.2±13.9 110.5±8.9 6.3±1.0 88.2±11.2 450.5±19.9 105.6±10.1 2.6±0.8 0.2±0.0 1,155.1±19.8cd
Control : 100% commercial diet for laying hen, A, B and C : mixed diet with 90% commercial feed and 10% Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria religiosa and Hijikia fusiforme, respectively.
All values are expressed as means±standard deviation (n=3).
Mean values within a same column with different superscript letters were significantly different at p<0.05.