OAD¹

TAD

SEM²

P-value

Carcass weight, kg

45.9

51.3

1.8

0.092

Weight, kg

Reticulorumen

1.44

1.76

0.11

0.13

Omasum

0.43

0.41

0.04

0.72

Abomasum

0.47

0.56

0.02

0.002

Whole stomach

2.34

2.72

0.13

0.11

% of whole stomach weight

Reticulorumen

61.3

64.6

1.9

0.38

Omasum

18.6

14.9

1.6

0.22

Abomasum

20.1

20.5

0.6

0.73

Ruminal papillae (ventral sac)

Length, mm

2.18

1.93

0.18

0.50

Width at basis, mm

0.34

0.30

0.01

0.020

Width at summit, mm

0.21

0.20

0.01

0.78

Density, papillae/cm² of mucosa

84.8

64.7

5.0

0.006

Surface, mm²/cm² of mucosa

98.1

62.4

8.6

0.002