Table 3.

Temperament of Nellore calves receiving saline solution (Saline; n = 43) or bovine-appeasing substance (BAS; n = 43) at weaning.

Items	Treatments		SEM	p-Value
	Saline	BAS		Treatment	Treatment × Day
Entry score (1–3)				0.05	0.10
d 0	1.59	1.63	0.07
d 3	1.65	1.50	0.07
d 8	1.96 a	1.71 b	0.07
d 15	1.59	1.56	0.07
d 51	1.87 a	1.69 b	0.07
d 100	1.48	1.37	0.07
Chute score (1–5)				0.32	0.07
d 0	2.40	2.52	0.10
d 3	2.38	2.37	0.10
d 8	2.52 a	2.21 b	0.10
d 15	2.04	2.07	0.10
d 51	2.26	2.06	0.10
d 100	2.13	1.93	0.10
Exit score (1–3)				0.10	0.02
d 0	1.87	1.92	0.07
d 3	1.81	1.77	0.07
d 8	2.09 a	1.72 b	0.07
d 15	1.82	1.67	0.07
d 51	1.94	1.94	0.07
d 100	1.77	1.65	0.07
Pen score (1–5)	2.31	2.40	0.05	0.22	0.11

^a,b Within a row, without a common superscript, differ (p ≤ 0.05) or tend to differ (p ≤ 0.10).