Comparison and Analysis of Some Mineral Elements in the Muscle of Eastern Anhui Cattle

Five elements, including Ca, Fe, Zn, K and Mg, in the psoas muscle, longissimus dorsi muscle andbiceps femoris muscle of eastern Anhui cattle were measured by using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer, andthe content of P was determined by using the Ultraviolet spectrophotometer to study the content of some mineral ele-ments in different parts of muscles of eastern Anhui cattle. The results showed that the contents of Fe and Zn in thebiceps femoris muscle were significantly higher than that in the psoas muscle and longissimus dorsi muscle(P 0.01), while the content of K was much higher that in the psoas muscle(P 0.05). The content of Mg in the longissi-mus dorsi muscle was significantly higher than that in the biceps femoris muscle(P 0.05). No obvious differencewas found in the contents of Ca and P in the psoas muscle, longissimus dorsi muscle and biceps femoris muscle ineastern Anhui cattle. In conclusion, there was great difference at the content of Fe, Zn, K and Mg elements amongdifferent parts of muscles in eastern Anhui cattle.