extremely significantp < 0.01
No between-group BW differences were noted in the 80-day-old Hu sheep; however, in the 180-day-old Hu sheep, the diseased group demonstrated a extremely significant decrease in BW compared with the healthy group ( p < 0.01); the live weight before slaughter and carcass weight were also significantly lower than those in the healthy group (both p < 0.01).