Table 3.

Effect of SC type on DMI, ADG and FCR in growing goats.

Outcomes	SC type	SMD	95% CI		SE	p-val	Heterogeneity
			Lower	Upper			I2	p-val
DMI	Active	0.21	−0.07	0.48	0.14	0.145	0	0.937
	Inactive	0.42	−0.69	1.53	0.57	0.460	89	0.001
ADG	Active	1.14	0.42	1.86	0.37	0.002	80	0.001
	Inactive	2.91	1.33	4.49	0.80	<0.001	91	0.001
FCR	Active	−0.62	−1.23	−0.01	0.31	0.045	76	0.001
	Inactive	0.78	−1.04	2.53	0.91	0.411	94	0.001

DMI – dry matter intake; ADG – average daily gain; FCR - feed conversion ratio; SMD – standardised mean difference; SE – standard error; CI - confidence interval; I² – Inconsistency index.