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Table 2 The differences of growth performance between yaks and cattle-yaks

From: Comparative study of growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal and fecal bacterial community between yaks and cattle-yaks raised by stall-feeding

Items

Groups

SEM

P-value

YAK

CAY

Initial BW, kg

179.30

208.00

7.013

0.011

Final BW, kg

210.00

247.80

8.819

0.004

DMI, kg/d

4.77

5.02

0.116

0.014

ADG, kg/d

0.51

0.65

0.034

0.005

FE

9.38

7.67

0.392

0.062

  1. BW body weight, DMI dry matter intake, ADG average daily gain, SEM standard error of mean, YAK yaks (n = 10), CAY cattle-yaks (n = 10). FE = DMI/ADG