Evaluation of the Mineral Status of Two Ecosystems for Sustainable Goat Rearing in the Iberian Peninsula

Table 1

Mean concentration (mean ± SD) of minerals in the soils.

Mineral	Ecosystem				Comparison
	I		II		Ecosystem	Season
	Spring	Autumn	Spring	Autumn
Ca (ppm)	656±300	623±200	487±337	439±337	𝑃<0.01	NS
P (ppm)	12.7±1.8	12.5±0.8	15.7±2.2	15.9±1.2	𝑃<0.01	NS
Mg (ppm)	188±32	179±14	143±25	151±17	𝑃<0.01	NS
Fe (ppm)	8.40±1.90	8.30±1.47	5.79±1.50	6.14±1.77	𝑃<0.05	NS
Cu (ppm)	4.25±0.03	4.04±0.09	2.48±0.07	2.59±0.10	𝑃<0.01	NS
Zn (ppm)	10.0±1.35	9.50±1.40	8.55±1.20	8.00±2.00	𝑃<0.05	NS
Se (ppm)	0.26±0.04	0.27±0.05	0.17±0.08	0.16±0.07	𝑃<0.05	NS