Proximate Composition, Amino Acid Profile, and Mineral Content of Four Sheep Meats Reared Extensively in Morocco: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Minerals composition of Beni-Guil, Timahdite, and Ouled-Djellal sheep meats.

Breed
Mineral element (mg/100 g FM)	BGA	BGT	Ti	ODj	Effect
Copper	0.11 ± 0.01^a	0.11 ± 0.01^ac	0.09 ± 0.01^b	0.10 ± 0.01^bc
Zinc	2.67 ± 0.13^a	2.78 ± 0.21^a	2.66 ± 0.17^a	2.38 ± 0.05^b
Iron	2.84 ± 0.20	2.60 ± 0.19	2.93 ± 0.86	2.86 ± 0.18	NS
Selenium	0.013 ± 0.00^a	0.013 ± 0.00^a	0.018 ± 0.00^b	0.021 ± 0.00^c
∑ microelement	5.64 ± 0.24	5.50 ± 0.26	5.70 ± 0.86	5.36 ± 0.20	NS
Phosphorous	373.16 ± 10.94^a	398.47 ± 8.55^b	369.84 ± 4.42^a	376.20 ± 4.82^a
Magnesium	38.50 ± 1.26^ab	39.40 ± 2.^63ab	39.55 ± 1.96^ab	35.43 ± 4.70^a
Potassium	388.05 ± 21.44^a	471.49 ± 13.34^b	429.86 ± 12.91^c	435.76 ± 10.29^c
Calcium	43.53 ± 4.93^a	45.30 ± 4.83^a	59.00 ± 12.15^b	41.96 ± 2.54^a
Sodium	129.77 ± 4.12^a	112.64 ± 5.83^b	111.08 ± 3.02^b	113.06 ± 5.06^b
∑ macroelement	971.24 ± 34.83^a	1067.30 ± 22.07^b	1009.32 ± 18.30^c	1002.42 ± 14.64^ac
Total	976.89 ± 34.93^a	1072.80 ± 22.08^b	1015.02 ± 17.84^c	1007.78 ± 14.69^ac

FM, fresh matter; NS: not significant; ; ; ; ^a,b,c values with different letters are significantly () different within rows; BGA: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Ain Beni Methar region; BGT: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Tendrera region; Ti: Timahdite breed; ODj: Ouled-Djellal breed; Total: ∑ microelement + ∑ macroelement.