Table 3

Parameters	Control N=36	Low fibre-High protein (n=36)	High fibre-Low protein (n=36)	Overall mean (n=108)	pvalue
Weight of dam (cm)	23.74±0.77^b	26.93±0.32^a	24.08±0.61^b	24.84±0.37	P<0.001
Linear Body Measurements
Wither height (cm)	60.86±0.52^a	58.44±0.90^b	61.64±0.77^a	60.31±0.45	P<0.01
Body length (cm)	57.64±0.79^b	62.89±0.54^a	61.06±0.94^a	60.47±0.49	P<0.001
Neck length (cm)	17.39± 0.43^ab	20.97 ± 1.78^a	17.22 ± 0.53^b	18.52±0.65	P<0.05
Neck circumference (cm)	28.60 ±0.13^b	31.22 ± 0.41^a	29.39 ± 0.36^b	29.78±2.58	P<0.001
Heart girth (cm)	71.17±0.22	71.50±0.75	71.39±0.73	71.38±0.35	ns
Udder dimensions
Udder circmference (cm)	27.78±0.29^b	31.36±0.60^a	24.72±0.38^c	27.93±0.37	P<0.001
Udder width (cm)	14.80±0.22	15.28±0.38	15.07±0.70	15.07±0.27	ns
Teat length (cm)	2.92±0.05^a	2.61±0.08^b	2.56±0.08^b	2.69±0.04	P<0.01
Teat circumference (cm)	3.82 ± 0.10^b	4.67 ± 0.20^a	3.82 ± 0.20^b	4.41±0.11	P<0.001
Distance between teats (cm)	10.58 ± 0.13^b	11.11 ± 0.15^a	10.25 ± 0.18^b	10.64±0.01	P<0.001
Distance of teat from ground (cm)	31.97 ± 0.34^b	35.89 ± 0.44^a	36.31 ± 0.68^a	34.72±0.35	P<0.001

Table 3: Effect of dietary fibre-protein levels on linear body measurements and udder dimensions of WAD ewes at first lambing.