. 2022 May 3;100(7):skac158. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac158

Table 3.

Effect of treatments on growth performance and weights of the non-visceral empty body (NVEB)

Period	Adaptation	Preliminary			Experimental
Item/Treatment¹	Initial	LO	HI	SEM²	LO	HI	SEM²	E1	E2	E3	SEM²
n	7	8	8		43	43		31	27	27
Final Liveweight, kg	28.99^a	27.95^a	40.66^b	0.91	47.48^d	53.02^e	0.74	47.10^f	49.11^g	55.35^h	0.82
Fleece Weight, kg greasy	0.49^a	0.99^b	1.51^c	0.05	1.89^d	2.17^e	0.05	l.94^f	1.99^f	2.19^g	0.06
FFEBW, kg³	24.01^a	21.76^b	32.83^c	0.65	39.33^d	44.19^e	0.82	37.07^f	41.16^g	48.10^h	0.72
Average Daily LWT Gain, g/d⁴	n/a	-3.57^a	208.0^b	8.57	242.20^d	173.62^e	8.12	165.15^f	198.90^g	267.98^h	8.95
Average Daily Wool Growth, g/d greasy	n/a	7.50^a	11.81^b	0.27	8.34^d	9.27^e	0.29	8.06^f	8.60^f	9.82^g	0.34
Average Daily Gain in FFEB, g/d⁴	n/a	-33.83^a	154.73^b	5.80	206.10^d	140.70^e	9.29	114.71^f	167.73^g	247.60^h	7.87
FFEBW/LWT⁵	0.84^a	0.78^b	0.81^ab	0.01	0.83^d	0.84^e	0.01	0.79^f	0.84^g	0.87^h	0.004
NVEB pool components
Hot Carcass, kg	12.92^a	12.35^a	18.64^b	0.43	22.83^d	25.80^e	0.50	21.45^f	24.00^g	28.19^h	0.44
Cold Carcass, kg	12.63^a	11.96^a	18.21^b	0.41	22.36^d	25.32^e	0.50	21.00^f	23.52^g	27.68^h	0.44
Blood, kg	1.37^a	1.32^a	1.75^b	0.06	2.00^d	2.20^e	0.05	1.90^f	2.05^g	2.39^h	0.05
Wool-Free Skin, kg	1.89^a	1.40^b	2.29^c	0.08	1.82^d	2.06^e	0.07	1.78^f	1.81^f	2.28^g	0.08
Head and Feet, kg	2.62^a	2.61^a	3.01^b	0.05	3.28^d	3.40^e	0.04	3.25^f	3.30^f	3.49^g	0.04
Total NVEB Pool Weight, kg⁶	18.52^a	17.29^b	25.25^c	0.47	29.54^d	32.98^e	0.60	27.93^f	30.84^g	35.84^h	0.53

LO, low level of feeding during preliminary period; HI, high level of feeding during preliminary period; E1, E2, and E3, ad libitum intake of feed with M/D of 7.8, 9.2, and 10.7 MJ/kg DM, respectively.

Average of values of standard error of the mean (SEM) for levels within each comparison.

FFEBW, fleece-free empty body weight (kg).

Average daily gain of liveweight, greasy wool, and FFEBW of animals slaughtered at the end of each period, including fleece shorn during the experimental period.

FFEBW/LWT defined as the ratio of the weight of fleece-free empty body to liveweight at slaughter.

NVEB defined as the sum of the weights of the carcass, blood, wool-free skin, head, and feet.

Unlike superscripts within timepoints and main effects differ (P < 0.05). Data shown are unadjusted means reported by kill and main effect of nutritional history or energy (effect of RUP not shown, no significant effects, P > 0.05).