Table 2.
Goats’ milk production and composition (mean value, g/head/day) of control (CTR) and linseed supplementation (LIN) groups.
| Milk Production | Fat | Protein | Lactose | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTR | LIN | CTR | LIN | CTR | LIN | CTR | LIN | |
| Mean value | 1291.38 | 1358.72 | 40.77 | 57.13 | 42.28 | 46.75 | 52.96 | 56.24 |
| April | 1763.33 | 1818.33 | 56.42 | 63.28 | 58.90 | 59.46 | 75.47 | 84.01 |
| May | 1395.20 | 1536.39 | 51.34 | 72.52 | 45.76 | 52.85 | 61.39 | 65.60 |
| June | 1434.17 | 1506.67 | 45.75 | 70.51 | 44.89 | 50.32 | 56.22 | 60.27 |
| July | 1046.67 | 1085.21 | 30.25 | 37.77 | 33.28 | 35.70 | 40.30 | 41.13 |
| August | 858.33 | 953.33 | 23.43 | 41.37 | 28.67 | 34.32 | 33.73 | 35.27 |
| RMSE | 86.004 | 8.14 | 3.74 | 2.81 | ||||
| p-value | ||||||||
| Group | *** | *** | NS | NS | ||||
| Time | *** | *** | NS | *** | ||||
| GxT | NS | NS | NS | * | ||||
*** p < 0.001; * p < 0.05. NS: not significant; RMSE: root mean square error.