. 2019 May 3;97(7):3153–3168. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz153

Table 4.

Simple effects of fescue seed treatment (endophyte-infected, E+ or endophyte-free, E−) by stage of gestation (MID, days 35 to 85 or LATE, days 86 to 133) on fetal kidney, pancreas, and spleen¹

Fescue seed/stage of gestation	E−/E−	E+/E−	E−/E+	E+/E+	SE
Fetus, n	14	15	14	16
Kidneys, g	22.42^a	19.44^b	18.69^b	19.14^b	3.32
Kidneys, % EBW	0.52^a	0.47^b	0.49^ab	0.51^ab	0.064
Pancreas, g	3.61^a	3.87^a	3.50^a	2.69^b	0.94
Pancreas, % EBW	0.16^ab	0.19^a	0.18^ab	0.15^b	0.047
Spleen, g	5.89^c	6.59^c	5.45^cd	4.62^d	1.60
Spleen, % EBW	0.26^b	0.32^a	0.28^ab	0.25^b	0.071

^abMeans in the same row with uncommon superscripts differ (P < 0.05).

^cdMeans in the same row with uncommon superscripts differ (P < 0.10).

¹The interaction between fescue seed treatment and stage of gestation was significant (P < 0.10).