Table 2.

Effect of concentrate supplementation for 26 days pre-weaning on rectal body temperature in abruptly weaned and housed beef calves

		Days post-weaning							P-values1
		0	1	2	3	7	14	Pooled s.e.m.	T	S	T×S
Rectal body temperature, °C	CS	38.3a	39.0b	38.7b	38.5a	38.6a	38.4a	0.11	**	**	NS
	NCS	38.5a	39.1b	38.9b	38.6a	38.6a	38.6a

T = treatment, S = sampling time, T × S = treatment × sampling time interaction.

CS = concentrate supplement prior to abrupt weaning (n = 10).

NCS = no concentrate supplement prior to abrupt weaning (n = 10).

¹Levels of significance: NS = P > 0.05, ** = P < 0.01. ^{a, b}Within a row, least squares means without a common superscript differ (P <0.05).