Table 1.
Distribution of young bulls (YB) by batches and study Group (“pheromone” or “control”).
| YB 1 | Age | Body Weight | Pheromone Group | Control Group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batches | YB | YB per Batches | Age | Body Weight | Batches | YB | YB per Batches | Age | Body Weight | |||||
| Fattening unit | 1 | 60 | 338 (±51) | 391 (±27) | 3 | 36 | 12 | 343 (±55) | 391 (±31) | 2 | 24 | 12 | 335 (±48) | 390 (±21) |
| 2 | 90 | 324 (±43) | 377 (±22) | 4 | 60 | 15 | 319 (±45) | 377 (±25) | 2 | 30 | 15 | 328 (±37) | 378 (±14) | |
| 3 | 60 | 338 (±47) | 371 (±25) | 2 | 30 | 15 | 339 (±52) | 382 (±26) | 2 | 30 | 15 | 337 (±39) | 361 (±18) | |
| 4 | 55 | 261 (±49) | 323 (±20) | 5 | 33 | 3 × 6 1 × 5 1 × 10 |
246 (±52) | 316 (±15) | 3 | 22 | 1 × 10 2 × 6 |
284 (±37) | 336 (±17) | |
| Total | 265 | 320 (±54) | 370 (±32) | 14 | 159 | 312 (±58) | 372 (±36) | 9 | 106 | 325 (±45) | 368 (±26) | |||
1 YB, Young Bull. The age is in days and the body weight in kilograms.