Table 5.
Effect of plane of nutrition and month on reproductive hormone concentrations in Holstein Friesian bull calves (n = 30) fed a high (HI) or moderate (MOD) plane of nutrition from 2 to 12 wk of age
| Diet | SEM | Age | SEM | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hormone | HI | MOD | 2 wk | 7 wk | 12 wk | Treatment | Week | Treatment × week | ||
| AMH, ng/mL | 383.7 | 376.6 | 20.5 | 321.8 | 381.3 | 437.4 | 18.0 | 0.8101 | <0.0001 | 0.8014 |
| TT, ng/mL | 0.038 | 0.016 | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.033 | 0.057 | 0.063 | 0.000636 | <0.0001 | 0.0811 |
| LH, ng/mL | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.072 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.093 | 0.1848 | 0.2532 | 0.5483 |
| FSH, ng/mL | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.032 | 0.28 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.034 | 0.3021 | <0.0001 | 0.7127 |