. 2021 Sep 16;12:657542. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.657542

Table 4.

Oviduct-related variables of yellow-feathered breeder hens.

	CL	CBH	CBL	SB	BAG	SEM	Value of p
Weight of oviduct/BW, %	0.96^c	1.39^ab	1.11^bc	1.26^ab	1.12^abc	0.05	0.022
Length of oviduct, cm	34.67^b	39.10^a	37.67^ab	37.70^ab	39.00^ab	0.73	0.048
Weight of ovarian stroma/BW, %	0.21	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.23	0.01	0.108
LYF number	3.00^b	4.10^a	4.30^a	4.10^a	4.30^a	0.14	0.034
LYF weight/BW, %	0.82^b	1.28^a	1.52^a	1.50^a	1.22^ab	0.07	0.022
SYF number	12.11	8.80	11.50	9.10	10.90	0.60	0.230
SYF weight/BW, %	0.07	0.06	0.09	0.05	0.06	0.01	0.165

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Means within a row lacking a common superscript differ significantly (p<0.05).

BW, body weight; LYF, large yellow follicles, follicles with mean diameter >8mm; SYF, small yellow follicles, follicles with mean diameter of 3 to 8mm. CL, control; CBL, low-level Clostridium butyricum; CBH, high-level Clostridium butyricum; SB, sodium butyrate; BAG, butyric acid glycerides; and SEM, standard error.