|
Items
|
Treatments
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
DF 1.0
|
DF 1.5
|
DF 1.75
|
DF 2.0
|
Linear
|
Quadratic
|
|---|
|
BW at laughter, kg
|
146.7 ± 1.6
|
145.3 ± 1.8
|
145.8 ± 3.0
|
142.3 ± 1.7
|
0.209
|
0.549
|
|
Weight of uterus, kg
|
0.80 ± 0.02
|
0.82 ± 0.02
|
0.90 ± 0.03
|
0.84 ± 0.02
|
0.059
|
0.380
|
|
Relative weight of uterus, g/kg
|
5.44 ± 0.17b
|
5.64 ± 0.16ab
|
6.21 ± 0.22a
|
5.91 ± 0.14ab
|
0.017
|
0.548
|
|
Left uterine, cm
|
99.2 ± 4.3b
|
107.3 ± 3.3ab
|
118.2 ± 5.3a
|
109.2 ± 5.3ab
|
0.044
|
0.232
|
|
Right uterine, cm
|
91.8 ± 4.2c
|
99.3 ± 3.1bc
|
121.7 ± 6.3a
|
113.5 ± 6.0ab
|
0.001
|
0.660
|
|
Left oviduct, g
|
3.93 ± 0.25
|
4.02 ± 0.47
|
5.19 ± 0.36
|
4.64 ± 0.50
|
0.087
|
0.880
|
|
Right oviduct, g
|
3.63 ± 0.22b
|
4.12 ± 0.54b
|
5.91 ± 0.30a
|
4.97 ± 0.38ab
|
0.002
|
0.446
|
|
Left oviduct, cm
|
30.5 ± 0.9
|
33.3 ± 2.6
|
35.3 ± 1.0
|
33.8 ± 1.7
|
0.100
|
0.400
|
|
Right oviduct, cm
|
30.6 ± 1.1
|
32.7 ± 2.5
|
36.5 ± 1.2
|
33.2 ± 2.1
|
0.123
|
0.343
|
- Data are expressed as means ± S.E.; DF, dietary fiber; n = 6; Means with different letters a,b denote P < 0.05
