Profile of Some Trace Elements in the Liver of Camels, Sheep, and Goats in the Sudan

Table 1

Mean ± SE concentrations of Cu, Zn, Fe, Co, and Mn in the liver of camels (𝑛=100), sheep (𝑛=25), and goats (𝑛=25) in Tambool slaughterhouse, Gezira state, from July 2011 to February 2012.

Parameter	Camels	Sheep	Goats	𝑃 value
Cu (ppm)	100.7±5.2	72.1±4.2	51.4±2.1	𝑃<0.05
Zn (ppm)	32.9±2.3	141.9±3.9	134.8±2.9	𝑃<0.05
Fe (ppm)	545.9±27.9	222.7±3.8	202.8±3.4	𝑃<0.05
Co (ppm)	1.87±0.35	0.46±0.22	0.30±0.17	𝑃<0.05
Mn (ppm)	6.9±0.86	6.3±8.3	6.5±1.4	𝑃>0.05