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Table 2 Effects of maternal dietary Met restriction on duckling traits (from Bodin et al., 2019 [18])

From: Maternal dietary methionine restriction alters the expression of energy metabolism genes in the duckling liver

 

Treatment

   
  

R group

C group

   
 

n

Mean ± SD

n

Mean ± SD

PDiet

Psex

Pinteraction

Body weight (g)

180

33.0 ± 0.9

190

35.2 ± 0.9

< 0.001

NS

NS

Liver weight (g)

28

1.51 ± 0.08

21

1.40 ± 0.11

NS

0.001

NS

Liver: BW (%)

28

4.30 ± 0.17

21

3.92 ± 0.20

0.07

0.06

NS

Liver lipids (%)

28

17.23 ± 1.43

19

17.67 ± 1.44

NS

NS

NS

Liver dry matter (%)

28

41.10 ± 0.73

20

41.21 ± 1.10

NS

NS

NS

Plasma Glucose (mMol/L)

23

16.39 ± 1.88

26

10.63 ± 2.38

0.03

NS

NS

Plasma FFA (mMol/L)

28

0.27 ± 0.05

27

0.55 ± 0.05

0.01

0.07

NS

Log Plasma TG

27

0.55 ± 0.19

27

- 0.09 ± 0.21

0.01

0.01

NS

Log Plasma ALP

28

5.36 ± 0.09

24

5.62 ± 0.10

0.07

< 0.001

NS

Log Plasma ALT

28

2.90 ± 0.09

23

3.32 ± 0.09

0.002

0.01

NS

Log Plasma AST

27

4.42 ± 0.19

27

4.69 ± 0.21

NS

0.006

NS

  1. Numbers, means, and standard errors of the measured traits as well as the significance of the differences between means are given. P-values < 0.05 were considered significant