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Table 1 Effect of overgrazing on the growth performance of sheep

From: Comparative metabolome analysis of serum changes in sheep under overgrazing or light grazing conditions

Group

Body weight (kg)

Body weight gain (kg)

 

Initial

SEM

Final

SEM

SEM

LG

33.1 ± 1.1

0.3

48.1 ± 3.0a

0.9

14.9 ± 3.3a

0.9

OG

33.0 ± 4.7

1.4

45.4 ± 5.9b

1.7

12.2 ± 2.5b

0.7

  1. Numbers are expressed as the means ± SDs. (n = 12). The means within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different at P < 0.05