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Table 4 Effects of dietary betaine on growth performance of growing rabbits from 1 to 21 d under the summer heat

From: Betaine addition to the diet alleviates intestinal injury in growing rabbits during the summer heat through the AAT/mTOR pathway

Items

Betaine, g/kg

SEM

P-value

0

0.75

1.00

1.50

2.00

ANOVA

Linear

Quadratic

1 d BW, g

749.16

748.74

750.11

750.00

745.47

4.10

0.997

0.825

0.941

21 d BW, g

1,261.37

1,260.74

1,260.21

1,284.95

1,251.26

9.00

0.822

0.967

0.892

ADG, g/d

24.39

24.38

24.29

25.47

24.09

0.36

0.780

0.869

0.903

ADFI, g/d

69.46

69.56

73.42

72.56

69.43

0.63

0.106

0.598

0.173

F/G

2.90

2.90

3.05

2.87

2.95

0.04

0.633

0.822

0.874

  1. BW Body weight, ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, F/G Feed to gain ratio
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891