From: Influence of grand-mother diet on offspring performances through the male line in Muscovy duck
N | GM diet | Sex | Diet x sex | Met-deficient | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growth traits | ||||||
Body weight, 4 weeks | 72 | + | *** | ns | 1421 ± 20 | 1468 ± 20 |
Body weight, 8 weeks | 70 | ns | *** | ns | 3530 ± 36 | 3560 ± 34 |
Body weight, 12 weeks | 72 | + | *** | * | 4112 ± 43 | 4221 ± 41 |
“: males | 37 | 5269 ± 60b | 5501 ± 59a | |||
“: females | 35 | 2955 ± 61 | 2941 ± 60 | |||
Weight gain, 4-8weeks | 70 | Ns | *** | * | ||
“: males | 36 | 2678 ± 37a | 2596 ± 36b | |||
“: females | 34 | 1525 ± 38 | 1589 ± 37 | |||
Weight gain, 8-12weeks | 70 | * | *** | *** | 574 ± 34b | 660 ± 32a |
“: males | 36 | 921 ± 50b | 1202 ± 49a | |||
“: females | 34 | 227 ± 51a | 119 ± 50b | |||
Weight gain, 4-12weeks | 72 | Ns | **** | * | ||
“: males | 37 | 3609 ± 55b | 3798 ± 54a | |||
“: females | 35 | 1772 ± 57 | 1708 ± 55 | |||
Force-feeding (FF) traits | ||||||
Weight gain during FF | 70 | ns | *** | ns | 1132 ± 30 | 1153 ± 30 |
Body weight, 14 weeks (end FF) | 70 | * | *** | ns | 5244 ± 51b | 5390 ± 51a |
Carcass traits | ||||||
Carcass weight (CW) | 71 | * | *** | ns | ||
Magretb weight | 71 | ns | *** | ns | 437 ± 5b | 452 ± 5a |
Ratio (magret/carcass) | 71 | ns | * | ns | ||
Magret muscle weight | 71 | ns | *** | ns | ||
Ratio (fat + skin/magret) | 71 | ns | ns | ns | ||
Abdominal fat weight (AF) | 71 | ns | *** | ns | 154 ± 5 | 154 ± 5 |
Ratio AF/CW % | 71 | ** | ns | 3.29 ± 0.10 | 3.18 ± 0.10 | |
Liver weight (LW) | 71 | + | *** | ns | 479 ± 12 | 451 ± 12 |
Ratio (LW/CW) | 71 | * | *** | ns | 10.3 ± 0.2a | 9.6 ± 0.2b |
Blood metabolites | 71 | |||||
Glucose mid-FF (g/L) | 71 | ns | ns | ns | ||
Glucose end-FF (g/L) | 71 | ns | * | ns | ||
Triglycerides mid-FF (g/L) | 71 | ** | *** | ** | 0.41 ± 0.02a | 0.33 ± 0.02b |
“: males | 37 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.02 | |||
“: females | 34 | 0.50 ± 0.02a | 0.35 ± 0.02b | |||
Triglycerides end-FF (g/L) | 70 | * | + | ns | 0.59 ± 0.06a | 0.40 ± 0.06b |