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Table 4 Mean values of micronutrients in the gut of Clarias gariepinus sampled across farms in Ibadan municipal zones

From: Relationship pattern of enteric bacterial load and assessed micronutrients in the gut of Clarias gariepinus fish sampled in the Ibadan municipal zone

Nutrients (mg/kg)

A & B

C

D

E

F

Pooled StDev

DRH

K

2.31 ± 0.01b

2.38 ± 0.01a

0.68 ± 0.01e

2.28 ± 0.01c

0.97 ± 0.01d

0.01

3.58b

Na

0.44 ± 0.02c

0.97 ± 0.02a

0.71 ± 0.01b

0.98 ± 0.01a

0.29 ± 0.01d

0.01

1.97c

Mn

10.50 ± 0.07a

11.00 ± 0.71a

4.50 ± 0.07c

8.30 ± 0.07b

2.02 ± 0.01d

0.32

2–5a

Fe

9.03 ± 0.01a

2.80 ± 0.07d

3.74 ± 0.01c

4.06 ± 0.01b

1.94 ± 0.01e

0.03

1–2a

Cu

7.22 ± 0.01e

28.70 ± 0.07c

16.15 ± 0.01d

32.24 ± 0.01b

34.10 ± 0.07a

0.05

2–5a

Zn

73.20 ± 0.07b

46.10 ± 0.16c

92.55 ± 0.01a

12.41 ± 0.01e

18.60 ± 0.10d

0.09

15–20a

Pb

0.45 ± 0.02e

1.54 ± 0.01c

1.43 ± 0.01d

1.75 ± 0.01b

4.37 ± 0.01a

0.01

 

Ni

5.18 ± 0.01d

26.60 ± 0.07a

4.95 ± 0.01e

11.97 ± 0.01c

22.60 ± 0.07b

0.05

 

Cr

0.05 ± 0.01e

6.75 ± 0.02b

13.11 ± 0.01a

1.88 ± 0.01c

1.61 ± 0.01d

0.01

0.005a

Cd

0.00 ± 0.00e

0.10 ± 0.00c

0.82 ± 0.01a

0.48 ± 0.01b

0.02 ± 0.01d

0.01

 

Co

0.00 ± 0.00c

0.00 ± 0.00c

6.94 ± 0.01a

3.65 ± 0.01b

0.00 ± 0.00c

0.01

0.0001a

  1. The means that do not share a letter across the rows are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. Values with (a) were cited by Prashanth et al. (2015); (b) cited by Raman (2017); and (c) cited by American Heart Association (2020)
  3. DRH, Daily requirements in humans; K, potassium; Na, sodium; Mn, manganese; Fe, iron; Cu, copper; Zn, zinc; Pb, Lead; Ni, nickel; Cr, chromium; Cd, cadmium; and Co, cobalt; A & B, farms located in Ibadan North; C, farms located in Ibadan Northeast; D, farms located in Ibadan Northwest; E, farm located in Ibadan Southwest; + F, farms located in Ibadan Southeast