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Table 4 Serum electrolytes of WAD goats fed treated maize cob- and husk-based diets with mixture of microorganisms

From: Blood chemistry of West African dwarf goats fed treated maize cob- and maize husk-based diets with mixture of microorganisms

Parameters (mg/100 ml)	Diets						SEM
	Maize cob			Maize husk
	A (0%)	B (20%)	C (30%)	D (0%)	E (20%)	F (30%)
Calcium	0.29^bc	0.45^b	0.31^bc	0.23^c	0.33^bc	0.70^a	0.01
Magnesium	0.24^d	0.16^b	0.81^a	0.16^b	0.17^bc	0.23^a	0.01
Potassium	7.62^ab	10.46^a	9.15^a	2.74^c	7.08^ab	9.17^a	0.71
Phosphorus	9.78^ab	10.95^a	10.98^a	9.67^ab	9.79^ab	10.57^a	0.41

a, b = means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly (P < 0.05) different

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