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Table 1 The effects of overgrazing on sheep growth and immune organ indices

From: Hepatic transcriptome profile of sheep (Ovis aries) in response to overgrazing: novel genes and pathways revealed

Item

Groups

LG

OG

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

  1. 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)
  2. 1) Immune organ indices were computed as the ration of organ weight to body weight
  3. DWG Daily weight gain, LG Light grazing, OG Overgrazing