Table 3.

Effects of dried leaf powder of AMR and its extracts on the growth performance and nutrient intake of lambs (n = 8).

Item	Groups				SEM	Period				SEM	P-value
	CON1	AMR2	AWE3	AFE4		15 d	30 d	45 d	60 d		Treatment	Period	Treatment × Period
Initial body weight5, kg	33.9	35.1	35.1	34.9	0.83	–	–	–	–	–	0.704	–	–
Final body weight, kg	43.2	44.4	45.2	45.0	1.21	–	–	–	–	–	0.646	–	–
Average daily gain, g	181	180	190	180	22.9	161b	149b	257a	163b	19.4	0.985	0.001	0.137
Feed conversion ratio6	6.46	6.23	5.73	6.04	0.252	6.07ab	6.68a	5.37b	6.33ab	0.303	0.205	0.045	0.669
Intake, g/d
Dry matter	1,110	1,133	1,116	1,134	24.9	1,083bc	1,031c	1,234a	1,145ab	28.6	0.871	<0.001	0.227
Crude protein	170	175	172	175	3.9	166bc	160c	190a	177ab	4.5	0.792	<0.001	0.175
Neutral detergent fiber	483	490	497	492	10.7	467bc	453c	542a	503ab	12.6	0.819	<0.001	0.157
Acid detergent fiber	311	319	315	322	7.0	303bc	293c	348a	323ab	8.2	0.680	<0.001	0.226

CON = control; AMR = Allium mongolicum Regel; AWE = the water-soluble extract of AMR; AFE = the fat-soluble extract of AMR.

^a–c Within a row, means with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05) as determined by Tukey's test.

¹CON group was fed the basal diet.

²AMR group was fed the basal diet supplemented with AMR at 10 g/d per lamb.

³AWE group was fed the basal diet supplemented with AWE at 3.4 g/d per lamb.

⁴AFE group was fed the basal diet supplemented with AFE at 2.8 g/d per lamb.

⁵Initial body weight is the body weight at the end of the15-day adaptation period.

⁶Feed conversion ratio = Dry matter intake (g)/Average daily gain (g).