Table 2. Correlations between age, body weight and testicular parameters in Murrah buffalo bulls at 18 and 24 months of age.
Age | BW | SC | TW | TL | TWD | TT | TC | |
Age | – | 0.975* | 0.854* | 0.776* | 0.808* | 0.777* | 0.847* | 0.904* |
BW | – | – | 0.843* | 0.851* | 0.827* | 0.775* | 0.838* | 0.904* |
SC | – | – | – | 0.517 | 0.963* | 0.932* | 0.898* | 0.931* |
TW | – | – | – | – | 0.495 | 0.379 | 0.479 | 0.572 |
TL | – | – | – | – | – | 0.982* | 0.949* | 0.963* |
TWD | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.971* | 0.965* |
TT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.978* |
TC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
BW=body weight, SC=scrotal circumference, TW=testicular weight, TL=testicular length, TWD=testicular width, TT=testicular thickness, TC=testicular circumference. *Significant (P<0.05).