Table 5.
Hip height (HH), wither height (WH), body length (BL), heart girth (HG), and hip width (HW) for calves fed Control (CN) or Masters Choice (MC) calf starters
| Measurement | Diet | SE | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | MC | Trt | Trt ×wk | ||
| HH Initial, cm | 80.5 | 80.2 | 0.94 | NS1 | NS |
| HH Final, cm | 91.4 | 91.3 | 0.73 | NS | NS |
| HH Gain, cm | 10.9 | 11.1 | 0.60 | NS | NS |
| Average HH, cm | 85.9 | 85.5 | 0.30 | NS | NS |
| WH Initial, cm | 75.8 | 75.9 | 1.00 | NS | NS |
| WH Final, cm | 86.7 | 86.8 | 0.73 | NS | NS |
| WH Gain, cm | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.71 | NS | NS |
| Average WH, cm | 81.2 | 81.2 | 0.31 | NS | NS |
| BL Initial, cm | 64.0 | 63.5 | 1.16 | NS | NS |
| BL Final, cm | 72.0 | 71.3 | 1.04 | NS | NS |
| BL Gain, cm | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.90 | NS | NS |
| Average BL, cm | 67.8 | 67.6 | 0.37 | NS | NS |
| HG Initial, cm | 81.4 | 81.6 | 1.21 | NS | NS |
| HG Final, cm | 93.6 | 94.5 | 1.10 | NS | NS |
| HG Gain, cm | 12.2 | 12.9 | 0.82 | NS | NS |
| Average HG, cm | 86.7 | 87.0 | 0.44 | NS | NS |
| HW Initial, cm | 26.0 | 25.6 | 0.35 | NS | NS |
| HW Final, cm | 32.4 | 32.3 | 0.54 | NS | NS |
| HW Gain, cm | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.43 | NS | NS |
| Average HW, cm | 28.7 | 28.4 | 0.14 | NS | NS |
NS = Nonsignificant, P > 0.10.