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Both the N and the CP content of the encapsulates as a function of the tannin level, regardless of the time they were incubated in situ, showed an increasing trend in CP when the tannin level was raised, so it can be observed that the tannin level influences the increase in CP repeatedly ( Figure 7 a).

As presented in Table 3 , the cows in lactation 4 had the highest milk yield, and there were highly significant differences between the five parity levels.

p < 0.05 means significant difference and p < 0.01 means extremely significant difference; when R 2 is closer to 1 and p -value represents a significant difference, the equation is considered more accurate. 3.

The activity of GSH-Px showed a decreasing trend overall.

Our study found that supplementing with tributyrin increased the relative abundance of Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and showed a trend towards an increase in Lactobacillus in broiler cecum under CHS.

Before the challenge (d 0 to 9), the RT values showed an increasing trend until d 4 and decreased from d 5 to 9 pre-challenge.

p < 0.05 was considered significant, with being p < 0.01 extremely significant, and the data are displayed as mean ± SD.

However, in the non-essential amino acid (NEAA) category, there were marginally significant differences, wherein females performed better than males.

Similarly, significantly increased MUFA contents and a nonsignificant trend for lower total contents of LC-PUFA, n-6 LC-PUFA and n-3 LC-PUFA were also observed in muscle of crabs treated with FATP1 dsRNA ( Table 1 ).

As time progressed, the T-CHO levels in the L1 and L2 groups showed a decreasing trend, dropping by −2.39 ± 0.25 mmol/L and −2.45 ± 0.23 mmol/L at 36 h, respectively ( Figure 1 e).

However, at ammonia nitrogen concentrations of 5–10 mg/L and stress durations of 6 to 24 h, the levels of metabolic-related serum indicators (TG), immune-related indicators (C3, AKP), and glomerular permeability (CRE) showed an increasing trend.

The results indicate that in the L1 group, the serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), complement 3 (C3) and complement 4 (C4) levels, and acid phosphatase (ACP) activity showed a trend of initially increasing and then decreasing.

* p < 0.05 was considered significant in difference; ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001 were considered extremely significant in difference. 3.

Biological indices showed a slightly increasing trend for the CF of starry flounder fed at different feeding rates, although there were no significant differences across feeding rates of 0.8–3.2% BW/d ( p > 0.05).

The heritability estimates from RRM ( Table 7 ) were moderate to high for different DIMs (except DIM 65) and ranged from 0.29 ± 0.01 to 0.67 ± 0.02, showed a decreasing trend from DIM 5 to DIM 65 and then gradually increased until the end of lactation ( Figure 4 ). 3.3.

With increasing altitude, Tibetan sheep showed a decreasing trend in serum reproductive hormones (FSH and T), while the antioxidant enzyme SOD activity was significantly reduced.

In this study, using the revised fishing log data, the calculation of the squid habitat’s annual center of gravity also showed a clear trend of fluctuation, mainly along the eastern area of the Argentine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which helps to more accurately identify the refined distribution of squid abundance and the central fishery operation area.

In addition, while the expression of another hypoxia-related protein, HIF-1α, showed a trend towards poorer patient survival, this was not statistically significant.

If their correlation is strongly and highly significant, the diverticular number can be used as a proxy for the size of the carpal gland, because the former is easy to record. 2.

In addition, both TM and PM in the ESP group were significantly lower in the P1 moment compared to the P2 moment ( p = 0.044 for TM; p = 0.046 for PM), the P3 moment ( p = 0.006 for TM; p = 0.004 for PM), and the P4 moment ( p < 0.001 for both TM and PM), indicating an increasing trend for these parameters in a supplemented group of boars.

Copper supplementation in the diets of finishing pigs showed a trend of improving nutrient digestibility, affecting the gut microbiota, and increasing cellulase activity.

With the increase in dietary fiber level, a decreasing trend in blood glucose content in pigs was observed, consistent with our study results.

A significance level of 0.1 was used, which allows for detecting marginally significant effects, common in social science research where subtle effects may be important.

However, to enhance the productive performance of horses, there has been an increasing trend toward energy supplementation through the inclusion of grains [ 2 ], which can result in starch overload and disruption of the gut microbiota [ 3 , 4 ].

Variables with a p -value ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant, and those with a p -value ≤ 0.1 were considered to have a tendency towards significance. 3.