Effects of steam-flaked grains on foals’ growth and faecal microbiota

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 4 The effect of the source of grains on growth performances of foals

Item	Corn	Oat	Barley	SEM	P value
Item	Corn	Oat	Barley	SEM	trt	date	trt×date
Body weight (kg)	127.33^ab	125.05^b	130.28^a	1.5230	0.0509	< 0.0001	0.4238
Body height (cm)	117.61	116.82	117.44	1.1757	0.8707	0.0018	0.5372
Body length (cm)	114.46	112.57	114.06	1.4039	0.5803	< 0.0001	0.7843
Chest (cm)	110.99	109.81	112.06	1.4058	0.5061	< 0.0001	0.7567
Cannon circumference (cm)	14.56	14.20	14.46	0.1862	0.3355	< 0.0001	0.7979

Note: Different letters marked with ^abc on peer data indicate significant differences (P<0.05); the same letters marked with ^abc on peer data or no letters indicate non-significant differences (P>0.05)

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