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Table 1. Biometrical values (mean ± SE) of the epididymis of Barind type indigenous male lambs of various postnatal developing ages (n = 21).

Age	Weight (gm)	Head of epididymis		Body of epididymis		Tail of epididymis
Age	Weight (gm)	Length (cm)	Width (cm)	Length (cm)	Width (cm)	Length (cm)	Width (cm)
d0	0.17 ± 0.01^a	0.62 ± 0.03^a	0.31 ± 0.01^a	0.86 ± 0.03^a	0.20 ± 0.01^a	0.56 ± 0.02^a	0.28 ± 0.01^a
1 w	0.22 ± 0.01^a	0.75 ± 0.04^ab	0.41 ± 0.02^ab	0.99 ± 0.02^ab	0.21 ± 0.02^a	0.64 ± 0.03^a	0.34 ± 0.02^a
2 w	0.35 ± 0.02^ab	0.94 ± 0.04^ab	0.50 ± 0.02^ab	1.14± 0.03^ab	0.26 ± 0.02^a	0.76 ± 0.02^ab	0.47 ± 0.02^ab
1 m	0.52 ± 0.02^ab	1.15± 0.06^b	0.62 ± 0.03^bc	1.30 ± 0.06^b	0.32 ± 0.02^ab	0.89 ± 0.05^b	0.61 ± 0.04^b
2.5 m	0.89 ± 0.04^b	1.68 ± 0.07^c	0.77 ± 0.04^c	1.86 ± 0.08^c	0.45 ± 0.03^b	1.21 ± 0.06^c	0.86 ± 0.06^c
5 m	2.57 ± 0.17^c	2.82 ± 0.10^d	1.29 ± 0.08^d	3.93 ± 0.10^d	0.61 ± 0.05^c	1.53 ± 0.04^d	1.31 ± 0.06^d
7 m	8.44 ± 0.28^d	3.56 ± 0.17^e	2.19 ± 0.10^e	5.69 ± 0.15^e	0.72 ± 0.06^d	2.10 ± 0.08^e	1.88 ± 0.06^e

Note: Significant variations for postnatal ages are indicated by values in a column with distinct superscripts (p < 0.05). d0, day 0 or at birth; w, week; m, months.