Table 2.
The percentages of rams with alterations in each body area and suitability of rams for breeding by BCS (n = 747)
| Body area | Lesions severity | <2.5 (n = 24) | 2.5 – 2.75 (n = 180) | 3 – 3.5 (n = 383) | >3.5 (n = 160) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head, neck and trunk | None | 25.0a | 51.7a | 69.2b | 66.9b | 63.1 |
| Mild | 58.3a | 38.3ab | 26.6c | 30.0b | 31.2 | |
| Severe | 16.7a | 10.0ab | 4.2c | 3.1b | 5.8 | |
| Prognatism | None | 83.3a | 77.2a | 95.8b | 98.8b | 91.6 |
| Mild | 16.7a | 20.6a | 3.9b | 0.6b | 7.6 | |
| Severe | 0.0d | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| Limbs | None | 70.8 | 80.6 | 86.2 | 89.4 | 85.0 |
| Mild | 25.0 | 18.3 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 13.0 | |
| Severe | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.0d | 2.0 | |
| Legs conformation | None | 95.8 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 99.4 | 98.3 |
| Mild | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| Severe | 0.0d | 0.0d | 0.8 | 0.0d | 0.4 | |
| Genital | None | 70.8 | 63.3 | 71.5 | 69.8 | 69.2 |
| Mild | 12.5 | 27.2 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 20.5 | |
| Severe | 16.7 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.3 | |
| Testicles | None | 83.3a | 95.0ab | 96.1b | 93.1ab | 94.8 |
| Yes | 16.7a | 5.0ab | 3.9b | 6.9ab | 5.2 | |
| Posthitis | None | 83.3 | 80.6 | 82.0 | 83.0 | 81.9 |
| Mild | 8.3 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 14.7 | |
| Severe | 8.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | |
| Glans | None | 95.8 | 93.9 | 97.4 | 95.0 | 96.0 |
| Mild | 0.0d | 4.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 2.9 | |
| Severe | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0d | 1.1 | |
| Rams with any alterations | None | 12.5a | 31.7ab | 43.9c | 44.0bc | 39.9 |
| Mild | 54.2 | 50.0 | 39.7 | 43.4 | 43.4 | |
| Severe | 33.3a | 18.3ab | 16.4ab | 12.6b | 16.6 | |
| Previous disease | None | 50.0 | 63.9 | 58.5 | 63.5 | 60.6 |
| Yes | 50.0 | 36.1 | 41.5 | 36.5 | 39.4 | |
| BSE | Suitable | 66.7 | 81.7 | 85.4 | 86.3 | 84.1 |
| Unsuitable | 33.3 | 18.3 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 15.9 |
a,b,cMeans in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly p < 0.05
dThis category is not used for multiple comparisons because the proportion is equal to zero