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Table 1 Effect of overgrazing on the growth and immune organ indexes of sheep

From: Overgrazing induces alterations in the hepatic proteome of sheep (Ovis aries): an iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis

 

Groups

LGc

OGd

P value

Daily gain (g)

153 ± 13a

126 ± 9b

0.042

Carcass weight cold (kg)

22.8 ± 1.2a

20.0 ± 1.2b

0.047

Index of spleen (%)c

0.43 ± 0.02a

0.34 ± 0.03b

0.004

Index of liver (%)c

3.36 ± 0.11a

2.98 ± 0.03b

0.010

  1. a, b Values within a row not sharing a common superscript letter indicate significant difference at P < 0.05. Numbers are means ± SD. (Daily gain: n = 12 for LG, n = 48 for OG; n = 3 for indices of immune organs). Immune organ indexes were calculated as the ration of organ weight to body weight
  2. c LG light grazing
  3. d OG overgrazing