Research Article
Mating Season Influences Placental Characteristics, Plasma IGF Concentration, and mRNA Expression without Affecting Lamb Birth Weight in Akkaraman Ewes
Table 3
Morphometric characteristics and various efficiency traits of placenta and cotyledons (means ± SEM).
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a,bDifferent superscript letters in the same line indicate a significant difference, . PE = placental efficiency, CE = cotyledon efficiency, VCE = volumetric cotyledon efficiency, CV = cotyledon volume, CSA = cotyledons surface area, ACWi = average cotyledon width, ACL = average cotyledon length, ACDe = average cotyledon depth, CWi = cotyledon width, CL = cotyledon length, CDe = cotyledon depth, SC = small cotyledon, MC = medium cotyledon, and LC = large cotyledon. |