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Table 2.

Effect of salvia sclarea extract on the growth performance of lambs.

Items	Treatment					SEM	p-value
Items	CK Group	CL1 Group	CL2 Group	CL3 Group	CL4 Group	SEM	Treat	Linear	Quadratic
Initial weight/kg	19.80	19.70	19.90	19.80	20.40	0.27	0.938	0.661	0.819
Final weight/kg	31.20^b	32.05^ab	33.29^ab	33.94^ab	35.78^a	1.76	0.014	0.471	0.007
ADG/(g/d)	163.00^c	176.00^c	190.00^b	201.00^ab	219.00^a	21.71	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
ADFI/(kg/d)	1.27^b	1.31^ab	1.35^ab	1.40^a	1.44^a	0.068	0.021	0.043	0.014
F/G	7.79^a	7.44^ab	7.10^b	6.96^b	6.58^c	0.46	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

The same superscript letters in peer data indicate no significant differences (p > 0.05), while different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05). CK, control group; CL1: 0.04 mL/kg; CL2: 0.08 mL/kg; CL3: 0.12 mL/kg; CL4: 0.16 mL/kg.