Table 6: Effect of experimental diets on body weight change of Afar goats.
|
Parameters |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
SL |
SEM |
|
Initial body weight (kg) |
15.6 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
15.0 |
Ns |
0.21 |
|
Final body weight (kg) |
25.4 |
24.6 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
24.5 |
Ns |
0.41 |
|
BW Change (Kg) |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
Ns |
0.22 |
|
Daily BW gain (g/d) |
108.8 |
107.8 |
106.7 |
110.0 |
105.6 |
Ns |
0.31 |
|
FCE (g DBWG/g DDMI) |
18.14 |
19.10 |
18.0 |
18.32 |
18.0 |
Ns |
0.39 |
a, b, c Means with different superscripts in rows are significantly differ.*: (P<0.05); ns:non-significant (P>0.05); SEM: standard error of means; SL: significance level.