a Means without a common letter within the same row differ (P < 0.05).
b Effect of vitamin E supplementation (E), litter size (≤2 lambs, ≥3 lambs (L)), interaction (E × L).
c Estimated total daily vitamin E intake of the lambs’ mother during the supplementation period: 151 IU.
d Estimated total daily vitamin E intake of the lambs’ mother during the supplementation period: 513 IU.
e Estimated total daily vitamin E intake of the lambs’ mother during the supplementation period: 159 IU.
f Estimated total daily vitamin E intake of the lambs’ mother during the supplementation period: 520 IU.
g Back-transformed least square means with 95% CI; however, least square means are used for analysis