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Table 3 Effects of different ratios of N-3/N-6 PUFAs on the testes index

From: Effects of dietary omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid ratios on reproduction in the young breeder rooster

Time

Treatment

Body weight(kg)

Left testis weight(g)

Right testis weight(g)

Testis weight(g)

Testis index

21d

1

1.2157ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0779a

0.2463ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0289

0.2610ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0291

0.5740ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1245

0.4185ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0432

2

1.3115ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0542a

0.2883ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0339

0.3030ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0325

0.4580ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1344

0.4483ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0315

3

1.4752ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0139b

0.3117ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0314

0.3223ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0364

0.6307ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0707

0.4304ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0483

4

1.3922ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0161b

0.3683ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0352

0.3807ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0349

0.9063ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1492

0.5382ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0508

5

1.3055ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0610a

0.3637ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0562

0.3807ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0544

0.7443ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1107

0.5648ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0622

35d

1

1.5703ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0504

0.8743ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0239

0.8904ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0211

1.7647ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0451

1.1276ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0610

2

1.5948ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0431

0.8890ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0191

0.9103ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0136

1.7993ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0321

1.1294ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0298

3

1.5680ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0264

0.8882ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0078

0.9025ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0134

1.7907ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0208

1.1428ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02678

4

1.6027ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0440

0.9050ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0128

0.9317ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0093

1.8367ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0218

1.14789ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0371

5

1.5797ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0170

0.8923ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0482

0.9167ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0673

1.8090ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0113

1.1423ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.0058

  1. Testis indexā€‰=ā€‰testis weight (g)/body weight (kg).
  2. In the same column, values with different small letter superscripts mean significant difference (Pā€‰<ā€‰0.05).