Table 2 Differentially expressed miRNAs between lamb (L) and adult (A) group

Higher in lambs than in adults

novel_138

1.57E-09

6.13E-09

oar-miR-1185-5p

0.0043264

0.0030268

novel_469

7.34E-05

5.96E-05

oar-miR-323c

0.0003234

0.00024917

oar-miR-544-5p

3.24E-05

1.71E-05

oar-miR-541-5p

0.010229

0.0040858

oar-miR-3959-3p

1.48E-11

1.01E-11

novel_468

0.00030638

0.00023908

oar-miR-376b-3p

0.00033006

0.00016095

oar-miR-411b-5p

2.11E-13

1.49E-13

oar-miR-495-5p

0.021096

0.0080829

oar-miR-487a-3p

0.0040362

0.0028566

oar-miR-3955-5p

9.87E-15

1.25E-14

oar-miR-376c-3p

1.22E-10

7.90E-11

oar-miR-376e-5p

0.025836

0.009647

oar-miR-412-3p

3.13E-06

1.68E-06

oar-miR-758-3p

5.76E-05

2.96E-05

oar-miR-432

1.47E-16

1.17E-16

oar-miR-433-3p

0.00067931

0.00031883

oar-miR-487b-3p

1.53E-13

1.11E-13

oar-miR-410-3p

5.30E-09

3.16E-09

oar-miR-379-5p

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-127

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-380-3p

1.18E-17

1.01E-17

oar-miR-409-5p

2.07E-17

1.69E-17

oar-miR-382-3p

1.39E-24

1.37E-24

oar-miR-106a

0.0019904

0.0014596

oar-miR-539-3p

1.70E-06

9.38E-07

Lower in lambs than in adults

oar-miR-30c

1.96E-16

1.53E-16

oar-miR-191

2.54E-20

2.27E-20

oar-miR-22-3p

1.09E-15

8.36E-16

oar-let-7c

4.75E-46

6.14E-46

oar-miR-30a-3p

0.0042634

0.0018614

oar-miR-133

9.94E-05

5.04E-05

oar-miR-218a

3.87E-05

3.23E-05

oar-let-7b

1.20E-228

3.47E-228

novel_96

0.00010598

0.00044248

oar-let-7a

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-99a

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-200c

4.02E-55

9.06E-55

oar-miR-26a

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-26b

3.61E-89

9.15E-89

oar-miR-125b

3.36E-278

1.15E-277

oar-miR-29b

3.74E-12

2.60E-12

oar-miR-148a

0.00000001

0

oar-miR-136

6.98E-10

2.81E-09

oar-miR-150

3.78E-11

4.18E-11

oar-miR-29a

0.00000001

0

novel_459

3.82E-06

1.82E-05