Table 5.

Effect of SMS on feed intake and velvet antler production of male sika deer.

	CON	MP	MF
DMI (g·d−1)	2816.54 ± 260.94 ab	2737.58 ± 75.95 b	3120.06 ± 180.43 a
OMI (g·d−1)	2714.03 ± 251.76 A	2640.68 ± 73.14 B	3005.74 ± 174.05 A
YVA (g/deer)	1917.14 ± 377.42 ab	1878.57 ± 233.47 b	2300.00 ± 439.35 a
F/Y	74.45 ± 16.62	60.29 ± 6.93	68.59 ± 14.72

Note: DMI: Dry matter intake; OMI: Organic matter intake; YVA: yield of velvet antler; F/Y: feed intake/yield of Velvet antler. Means for different lowercase letters were significantly different (p < 0.05). Means for different capital letters were extremely significantly different (p < 0.01).