Table 3. Effects of probiotic feed on growth and slaughter performance of Sunit sheep

Item	Treatment¹⁾		SEM	p-value
Item	CON	POR	SEM	p-value
Initial weight (kg)	17.65	18.12	1.88	0.814
Final weight (kg)	31.77	33.33	2.05	0.082
ADG (kg/d)	0.16	0.15	0.01	0.715
ADFI (kg/d)	1.64	1.59	0.06	0.860
Carcass weight (kg)	14.73	15.40	1.60	0.084
Dressing percentage (%)	45.95	46.58	0.01	0.287
Carcass length (cm)	73.80	70.00	1.73	0.065
Net meat weight (kg)	12.04	12.51	1.16	0.665
Carcass yield (%)	80.62	81.20	0.78	0.499
Back fat thickness (mm)	4.93	4.03	0.58	0.173
Loin eye area (cm²)	14.00^a	16.25^b	0.85	0.038

CON, basic diet; POR, basic diet+1% probiotic.
Within a row, values with different superscripts differ significantly at p<0.05 or p<0.01. Data are expressed as means±SEM.
ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake.