| |
Control, n = 4
|
OW125, n = 4
|
OB150, n = 4
|
|---|
|
Sample point
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
|---|
|
BMI, cm/kg
2
|
|
Diet initiation
|
31.9a,A
|
1.4
|
34.0a,A
|
0.8
|
34.0a,A
|
1.7
|
|
Breeding
|
35.9a,AB
|
2.3
|
43.7b,B
|
1.3
|
44.3b,B
|
3.6
|
|
Mid-gestation
|
38.6a,B
|
2.7
|
47.4b,B
|
2.2
|
53.2b,C
|
1.7
|
|
Body fat, %
|
|
Diet initiation
|
4.6a,A
|
0.5
|
4.5a,A
|
0.2
|
4.5a,A
|
0.3
|
|
Breeding
|
11.1a,B
|
2.4
|
16.2b,B
|
1.0
|
21.1c,B
|
2.4
|
|
Mid-gestation
|
16.2a,C
|
1.5
|
25.1b,C
|
1.7
|
27.0b,C
|
1.2
|
- Superscripts in lower case indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) between treatment groups within a sample point (across rows) and upper case indicate differences (P < 0.05) between sample points within a treatment group (down columns). Number of observations (n) denoted represents number of ewes.
