Table 3.
Effects of dietary P.SMS supplementation on the growth performance of Hu sheep throughout the experimental period.
| Items | Groups * | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | PSMS5 | PSMS10 | PSMS15 | PSMS20 | ||
| Initial weight/kg | 29.97 | 29.50 | 30.52 | 29.78 | 29.64 | 0.514 |
| Final weight/kg | 48.23 | 47.73 | 47.81 | 46.08 | 46.79 | 0.640 |
| ADG/(g·d−1) | 202.90 | 202.51 | 207.81 | 181.61 | 196.21 | 0.475 |
| DMI/(g·d−1) | 1593.70 | 1619.65 | 1612.36 | 1609.83 | 1625.85 | 0.457 |
| F/G | 7.94b | 8.08ab | 8.00ab | 8.89ab | 9.16a | 0.045 |
*
P.SMS replaced WPCS at levels of 0%, CON; 5%, PSMS5; 10%, PSMS10; 15%, PSMS15; or 20%, PSMS20.a,bDifferent letters indicate significant differences between different groups (p < 0.05).