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Due to this near-significant result in combination with the limited sample size of this analysis, it was decided to use the Kruskal–Wallis test and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test for this variable as well.

Except for C:N in CH 2 O-preserved newborns (Adj R 2 > 0.384), the models were highly significant (Adj R 2 > 0.9; range = 0.894–0.999).

In this study, the excretion of nitrogen in feces was lower than that in urine, but both showed a decreasing trend with an increase in the oat hay content.

The nutrient digestion and metabolism results showed that, with an increase in the content of oat hay in the diet, the intake and apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) showed an increasing trend, and the intake, digestion, and stability of acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) increased in the OHG.

With an increase in rumen digestion time in the MG, the OTUs showed a trend of first decreasing and then increasing, while those in the OHG first increased and then decreased.

Highly significant effect on preference values for PFAD compared to SA (Cohen’s d > 0.8) was observed. 4.

Evidences of significantly asymmetric gene flow ( Figure 1 C) were found from the population of Peneda Gerês National Park to Beiras (CS Portugal) and to Trás-os-Montes (although in the latter, it was only marginally significant).

From the results of this study, there may be significant differences, or even conflicting results, in the regulation of gene expression between a co-culture system and monocultures, so the specific mechanism needs to be determined by more in-depth study. 5.

PSV and EDV show a decreasing trend from STA region to the intra-testicular region, this changes resulted in a decreased RI and PI within the MTA and intratesticular artery [ 48 ].

p < 0.05 was considered to be significant, and p < 0.01 was highly significant.

[ 36 ] emphasize that the effect of heat stress can suppress the expression of animals’ genetic potential, and reported that a random regression model showed a trend of higher heritability in the THI range corresponding to the comfort zone of cows, as found in the present study.

The new reintroduced population to Olympus showed a positive trend ( r stoch = 0.0275) and the possibility of extinction was zero. 4.

Twenty-seven morphological variables showed highly significant differences among six native freshwater species.

There was a weak trend for increased fecal N losses (relative to the N intake), but no effect on urinary excretion and N retention in the body in the BP-PEG− and HP-PEG− groups was observed.

Tukey’s test was used for significance, where p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference, and p < 0.01 indicates a highly significant difference. 3.

Quite significant levels of heritability were obtained for meat pH, color and water-holding capacity in chickens and turkeys, demonstrating that selection should be useful to improve meat quality of poultry [ 24 , 25 , 26 ].

Our results confirm the second hypothesis because the damage caused by the European bison, in the opinion of the local community, is quite significant compared to the frequency of damage caused by other wild species.

SPX correlation), we observed only a statistical trend.

The CP content of E-FTMR exhibited a decreasing trend compared with the TMR before fermentation and the treatment CK; in particular, the additive treatments showed a lower CP content.

The trend of the LA content was opposite to that of the pH, exhibiting an increasing trend after fermentation.

Cat-related zoonoses were also discussed, for example: “we don’t properly understand the burden that zoonotic disease is contributing, it might be significant or it might be negligible and until we know that burden we will advocate that we need to take a precautionary approach and that preventing zoonoses through basic worming and things that we can easily do is important for human health as well” (Interviewee #15).

Despite the difference in feed intakes between housing groups in this study, there were no significant differences in growth rates in the pre-weaning period ( p = 0.74), although as mentioned above, there was a numerical trend towards higher growth rates in the pair housed calves around the time of weaning, which could be explained by the increased solid feed intakes.

The WBC count showed an increasing trend in the group treated with 5% mixed pickled juice was the lowest among all study groups.

In this study, the IBR vaccination resulted in a reduction in the calving interval and showed a trend towards higher milk production and lower mortality from pneumonia in the calving.

Nonetheless, a borderline significant cluster was detected in the central area of the city, compromising the municipalities of Santiago, San Miguel, and San Joaquin.