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Table 9 Effects of ATC supplementation in Ewe diet on growth performance of lactating lambs

From: Acremonium terricola culture supplementation in the diet of pregnant and lactating Ewes can improve the production performance of Ewes and lambs by regulating maternal metabolism and antibody delivery

Items1

Treatments

SEM

p-value

CON

ATC

Total number of lambing/head

18

18

  

Birth weight(kg)

2.89

2.92

0.13

0.920

30 d BW(kg)

6.75

7.95

0.38

0.118

45 d BW(kg)

9.01

10.88

0.50

0.061

1–45 d ADG (g/d)

135.96

177.00

9.84

0.035

  1. 1"30 d” to “30 days of lactation” and “45 d” to “45 days of lactation”. ADG, average daily gain;
  2. 2CON = Control group; ATC = Acremonium terricola culture group. The data are expressed as the mean and SEM (n = 18). In the same row, values with different small letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)