Table 5.
Pre-weaning calf live weight and live weight gain for the intensive and extensive grassland management systems
| Grassland management system |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive | Extensive | S.E.M.a | Sig. | |
| Live weight (kg) | ||||
| Birth | 43 | 43 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout to grass | 61 | 61 | 1.2 | |
| Summer (June/July) | 139 | 135 | 2.0 | * |
| Weaning | 267 | 264 | 3.0 | |
| Live weight gain (kg) | ||||
| Birth to summer (June/July) | 96 | 92 | 1.8 | ** |
| Turnout to summer (June/July) | 76 | 73 | 1.8 | * |
| Grazing season | 205 | 202 | 3.0 | |
| Birth to weaning | 224 | 221 | 2.9 | |
| Average daily gain (g) | ||||
| Turnout to summer (June/July) | 1022 | 982 | 29.2 | P = 0.06 |
| Grazing season | 1062 | 1047 | 15.2 | |
| Birth to weaning | 1027 | 1009 | 13.4 | P = 0.08 |
a
Standard error of means.