Effects of quantitative feed restriction and sex on carcass traits, meat quality and meat lipid profile of Morada Nova lambs

Table 3 Interactions between sexes and feed restriction on performance of Morada Nova lambs

Variables	Entire male			Castrated male			Female
Variables	AL	30%	60%	AL	30%	60%	AL	30%	60%
BWS	35^adA	27^bdBC	20^cdEF	28^aeB	25^bdBCD	17^ceFG	23^afCDE	21^bdeDEF	15^bfG
EBW	27 ^adA	21^bdBC	15^cdEF	22^aeB	19^beCD	13^cdEF	20^aeBCD	17^bfDE	12^ceG
ADG	164^adA	110^bdBC	47^cdDE	114^aeB	78^beCD	21^ceEF	72^afD	54^afD	5^bfF

AL ad libitum intake, 30% 30% feeding restriction, 60% 60% feeding restriction. BWS body weight at slaughter (kg), EBW empty body weight (kg), ADG average daily gain (g)
^abc; Means followed by different letters in same sexes differ by Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)
^def; Means followed by different letters in same feeding restriction level differ by Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)
^ABCDEFG; Means followed by different capital letters in same line differ by Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)

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