Table 2.
Percentages of 5-hydroxymethylation (5-hmC) in the whole blood from ewes supplemented with herbal choline at different stages of gestation.
| Days of Pregnancy | Treatments | SEM | p-Values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Third | Second Third | Last Third | Throughout Gestation | Control | |||
| Before conception—10 day | 0.055 a | 0.060 a | 0.058 a | 0.061 a | 0.054 a | 0.0081 | 0.36 |
| 50 day | 0.064 a | 0.055 b | 0.035 c | 0.079 a | 0.024 c | 0.0082 | 0.01 |
| 100 day | 0.054 b | 0.053 b | 0.036 c | 0.060 a | 0.049 bc | 0.0081 | <0.01 |
| 150 day | 0.030 b | 0.037 b | 0.028 b | 0.047 a | 0.034 b | 0.0080 | <0.01 |
| Lamb at 35 day after birth | 0.037 b | 0.075 a | 0.038 b | 0.036 b | 0.027 b | 0.005 | <0.01 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; a–c Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).