Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights

Table 3

Estimated parameters for the regression equations of the empty body weight (EBW), whole gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and some segments of GIT and bivariate correlations displaying the relationship among these variables and slaughter weight.

Component	𝑎	𝑏	SE^†	𝑡	𝑟^2	SE^§
EBW	−1.808	0.968	0.200	47.374***	0.986***	0.813
GIT weight	2.934	0.093	0.024	3.888***	0.329**	0.957
Stomach weight	0.463	0.011	0.002	5.707***	0.512**	0.079
Intestine weight	1.215	−0.004	0.003	−1.444^NS	0.063^NS	0.123
Body length	47.103	0.390	0.090	13.033***	0.376**	3.594
Intestine length	32.561	0.072	0.060	1.195^NS	0.044^NS	2.407
Caecum length	25.258	0.321	0.142	2.257*	0.145*	5.462

𝑎: the intercept of the linear regression; 𝑏: the relative growth or regression coefficient; SE^†: standard error of the regression coefficient, SE^§: standard error of the estimate, ^NS𝑃>0.05; ^∗𝑃<0.05; ^∗∗𝑃<0.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.