Item | Groups |
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LG | OG |
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DWG (g/d) | 156 ± 36a | 133 ± 24b |
Carcass weight cold (kg) | 23.2 ± 1.5a | 21.1 ± 0.9b |
Index of spleen (%)1) | 0.46 ± 0.04a | 0.32 ± 0.07b |
Index of liver (%) | 3.38 ± 0.14a | 2.95 ± 0.08b |
- Values within a row with different superscript letters represent significant differences at P < 0.05. Numbers are expressed as the means ± SD. (DWG, n = 12 for LG and n = 36 for OG; indices of immune organs, n = 6)
- 1) Immune organ indices were computed as the ration of organ weight to body weight
- DWG Daily weight gain, LG Light grazing, OG Overgrazing