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Table 1 Intake and growth performance of lambs between grass and concentrate groups

From: Integrated rumen microbiome and serum metabolome analysis responses to feed type that contribution to meat quality in lambs

Item

G

C

SEM

P value

Initial live BW (kg)

27.43

27.36

0.51

0.9476

Final live BW (kg)

32.00b

35.36a

0.75

0.0174

Dry matter intake (kg)

1.58b

1.65a

0.01

0.0043

Average daily gain (g/d)

76.19b

133.33a

11.38

0.0057

  1. G, grass group; C, concentrate group. Means with unlike letters within a row differ at P < 0.05; SEM, standard error of the mean
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