Effect of feeding garlic leaves on rumen fermentation, methane emission, plasma glucose kinetics, and nitrogen utilization in sheep

Table 4 Effect of feeding FDGL on plasma glucose kinetics in sheep^a

Items	Diet^b		SEM^c	P-value
Items	Control	FDGL	SEM^c	P-value
Body weight gain (kg/d)	0.06	0.09	0.039	0.506
Basal plasma glucose concentration (mmol/L)	3.79	3.68	0.076	0.273
Plamsa glucose turnover rate (mmol/(kg BW^0.75·h))	1.39	1.59	0.083	0.092

^aValues represent means of six sheep
^bControl diet: mixed hay (orchardgrass and reed canarygrass) and concentrate (60:40); FDGL diet: Control diet plus FDGL
^cSEM, standard error of mean

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