Table 2.
Experiment Two. Number of cattle by location, farm, mixing, transport and slaughter interval (Total slaughter count. Excludes three cattle eliminated from the trial). Superscripts “a-t” demonstrate common groups during transport and lairage.
| Farm Number | Direct/Saleyard | Not Rested | Rested 14 Days | Total Head | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMS | NMH | MS | MH | MSex | Total | NMS | NMH | MS | MH | MSex | Total | |||
| Farm 5 | Direct | 6 a
6 b |
12 | 6 w 6 x |
12 | 24 | ||||||||
| Saleyard-A | 3 i
3 j |
2 q 1 r |
9 | 2 ee 3 ff |
1 nn 2 oo |
8 | 17 | |||||||
| Saleyard-B | 3 k 3 l |
2 s 1 t |
9 | 3 hh 3 ii |
1 pp 2 qq |
9 | 18 | |||||||
| Farm 6 | Direct | 6 c 6 d |
12 | 6 y 6 z |
12 | 24 | ||||||||
| Saleyard-A | 3 i 3 j |
1 q 2 r |
9 | 3 ee 2 ff |
2 nn 1 oo |
8 | 17 | |||||||
| Saleyard-B | 3 k 3 l |
1 s 2 t |
9 | 3 hh 3 ii |
2 pp 1 qq |
9 | 18 | |||||||
| Farm 7 | Direct | 6 e6 f | 12 | 6 aa 6 bb |
12 | 24 | ||||||||
| Saleyard-A | 3 m 3 n |
2 q 1 r |
9 | 3 jj 3 kk |
1 nn 2 oo |
9 | 18 | |||||||
| Saleyard-B | 3 o 3 p |
2 s 1 t |
9 | 3 ll 3 mm |
1 pp 2 qq |
9 | 18 | |||||||
| Farm 8 | Direct | 6 g 6 h |
12 | 6 cc 6 dd |
12 | 24 | ||||||||
| Saleyard-A | 3 m 3 n |
1 q 2 r |
9 | 3 jj 3 kk |
2 nn 1 oo |
9 | 18 | |||||||
| Saleyard-B | 3 o 3 p |
1 s 2 t |
9 | 3 ll 2 mm |
2 pp 1 qq |
8 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Direct | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 | |||||||
| Total Saleyard-A | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 70 | |||||
| Total Saleyard-B | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 71 | |||||
| Grand Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 117 | 237 | |
| Time from point of muster to slaughter | 76 hours | 1 hour | ||||||||||||
a-t Superscripts demonstrate common groups during transport and lairage.