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. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0239786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239786

Table 6. Reproductive parameters of Holstein x Gyr crossbred heifers on a rotational grazing system Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça pasture.

Item1 Supplement2 SEM3 P-Value4
CON S12CP S24CP CON × SUP S12CP × S24CP PER TR × PER
Follicles visualized, no 13.31 12.83 17.89 1.100 0.273 0.016 0.992 0.998
Oocytes recovered, no 10.68 12.15 14.79 1.129 0.132 0.257 0.956 0.967
Recovery rate, % 83.92 99.31 87.95 7.395 0.306 0.298 0.919 0.066
Viable oocytes, no 6.07 5.39 7.25 1.572 0.926 0.420 0.007 0.547
Viable oocytes/Oocytes recovered, % 50.64 44.34 40.17 3.651 0.078 0.398 0.081 0.090
Cleaved Oocytes, no 2.81 1.53 2.51 0.406 0.099 0.082 0.666 0.528
CR, % 47.17 23.92 36.71 5.716 0.017 0.102 0.676 0.359
IVPE, no 1.66 0.27 1.33 0.281 0.016 0.011 0.845 0.721
Blastocysts/Cleaved oocytes, % 58.30 15.26 44.57 9.436 0.019 0.055 0.214 0.666

1CR = cleavage rate; IVPE = in vitro produced embryos.

2CON = not supplemented; S12CP: supplemented with concentrate containing 12% CP; S24CP: supplemented with concentrate containing 24% CP.

3Standard error of the mean.

4CON × SUP = effect of supplementation; S12CP × S24CP = effect between protein levels in the supplement; PER = effect of period; TR×PER = interaction effect between supplementation and period