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Table 3 Effect of a low-protein diet supplemented with rumen-protected methionine and lysine on live body weight, hot carcass weight, and dressing percentage

From: Lipid metabolism and m6A RNA methylation are altered in lambs supplemented rumen-protected methionine and lysine in a low-protein diet

 Items

Treatments

SEM

P-value

NP

LP

LP + RML

LBW, kg

36.22

36.44

36.91

0.774

0.826

ADG, kg/d

0.195

0.187

0.195

0.017

0.940

ADFI, kg/d

1.458

1.418

1.436

0.014

0.163

G:F

0.134

0.132

0.136

0.012

0.977

HCW, kg

17.04

17.58

18.22

0.359

0.102

DP, %

47.50

48.49

49.44

1.641

0.737

  1. Data are presented as means with their pooled SEM
  2. NP adequate protein diet, LP low-protein diet, LP + RML low-protein diet supplemented with rumen-protected methionine and lysine, LBW Live body weight, kg, ADG Average daily gain, kg/d, ADFI Average daily feed intake, kg/d; G:F: ADG/ADFI, HCW hot carcass weight, kg, DP dressing percentage, %