Table 4. The post-weaning performances of various groups of kids.
Parameters |
Treatment groups |
S.E.M. |
Level of Sig. |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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Birth weight, (kg) |
1.15 |
1.10 |
1.03 |
1.07 |
0.044 |
NS |
Weaning weight, (kg) |
3.15b |
4.33ab |
4.88ab |
5.52a |
0.299 |
* |
Six-month weight, (kg) |
7.32b |
8.19ab |
8.84ab |
10.35a |
0.448 |
* |
Total DMI, (g) |
130.03 |
151.01 |
166.09 |
170.27 |
7.36 |
NS |
Daily weight gain from weaning to 6 months, (g) |
30.90b |
32.15b |
37.71b |
53.70a |
2.78 |
** |
DMI, dry matter intake, and data are mean±SE. Different superscripts in the same row differ significantly, *p<0.05.