Table 2.

Growth performance of Tibetan lambs (n = 30)

Items1	Treatments2				SEM	P-value
	CON	L-HMB	M-HMB	H-HMB
Initial weight, kg	16.71	16.88	16.62	16.62	0.072	0.532
Final weight, kg	37.19c	38.05b	38.96a	37.43bc	0.123	< 0.001
ADG, g/d	228.89c	234.90bc	247.38a	235.67b	1.036	< 0.001
ADFI, g/d	1761.73	1789.32	1,730.25	1754.06	9.695	0.193
FCR	7.70a	7.62a	7.01b	7.46a	0.054	< 0.001

¹ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, FCR Feed conversion ratio, ADFI/ADG

²HMB was supplemented at 0 mg/kg (CON group), 430 mg/kg (L-HMB), 715 mg/kg (M-HMB), and 1,000 mg/kg (H-HMB) of diet

^a,b,cDifferent letters represent significant differences (P < 0.05)