Table 2.
Foals age at weaning, duration of the dry period and potential factors of variation.
| FOALS | MARES | WEANING | FETUS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Sex | Age (years) | Parity | Conception rate 1 | Age (months) | Dry period (months) | Fetal sex | |
| GROUP 1 | G1F1 | F | 19 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 3.5 | F |
| G1F2 | F | 23 | 13 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 2.9 | F | |
| G1M1 | M | 9 | 3 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 3.0 | M | |
| G1F3 | F | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 3.7 | F | |
| G1F4 | F | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.9 | F | |
| GROUP 2 | G2F1 | F | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 3.8 | M |
| G2F2 | F | 17 | 11 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 3.2 | F | |
| G2F3 | F | 10 | 5 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 2.4 | M | |
| G2M1 | M | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 3.9 | M | |
| GROUP 3 | G3M1 | M | 23 | 11 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | F |
| G3M2 | M | 10 | 2 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 2.7 | F | |
| G3M3 | M | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 | M | |
| G3M4 | M | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 3.6 | F | |
| G3M5 | M | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 3.1 | F | |
| G3F1 | F | 13 | 6 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 2.2 | F | |
| G3F2 | F | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 4.6 | F | |
| ALL | Mean ± ES | 13.3 ± 1.3 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 9.0 ± 0.2 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | ||
| CV (%) | 40.0% | 69.6% | 14.4% | 7.7% | 22.9% | |||
1 conception rate = Mean number of foals produced by the mare per year.