Table 1. Basic characteristics of the sample.

Characteristics	Classes	n	%
Gender	Female	773	68.0
	Male	362	31.9
	Not recorded	1	0.1
Age	0–1 yr (calf)	38	3.3
	1–4 yrs (steer)	245	21.6
	>4 yrs (bull, cow, ox)	852	75.0
	Not recorded	1	0.1
Breed	Landim	468	41.2
	Crossbred (Landim × Brahman)	534	47.0
	Bonsmara	88	7.7
	Other	11	1.0
	Not recorded	35	3.1
Body condition score	Good	705	62.1
	Reasonable	337	29.7
	Poor	86	7.6
	Very poor	2	0.2
	Not recorded	6	0.5