Table 4.
Effect of 0, 1, or 2% EPA- and DHA-enriched diet supplementation during the last 50 d of gestation on average body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) from 50 d before lambing until weaning in ewes
| Item | Treatment1 | P-value2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 1% | 2% | SEM | Linear | Quadratic | |
| Pens | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Ewes | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||
| BW, kg | 94.8 | 89.8 | 91.0 | 3.99 | 0.25 | 0.06 |
| BCS | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.14 | 0.77 | 0.70 |
Diets containing 1 or 2% of EPA+DHA are more energy dense diets (NEm, 0.54 or 1.07%, respectively) than the diet 0% EPA+DHA.
1Treatments on ewes supplemented with 0, 1, or 2% EPA- and DHA-enriched diet (Strata G113, Virtus Nutrition) during the last 50 d of gestation; body condition score measured on a scale of 1–5.
2L = linear effect of treatment; Q = quadratic effect of treatment.