Table 3.
Body weight and mortality by age group and their causes.
| Variables |
Modalities |
Alibori |
Atacora |
Atlantique |
Borgou |
Collines |
Couffo |
Donga |
Mono |
Plateau |
Zou |
All |
χ2 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight | 1.4 ± 0.2b | 1.4 ± 0.2b | 1.2 ± 0.3d | 1.3 ± 0.1c | 1.2 ± 0.2d | 1.5 ± 0.2a | 1.5 ± 0.2a | 1.2 ± 0.3d | 1.2 ± 0.2d | 1.4 ± 0.2b | 1.3 ± 0.2 | - | 0.0 | |
| Mortality rate | 0–6 weeks | 47.5 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 58.1 | 45.5 | 58.8 | 42.3 | 54.8 | 41.7 | 56.7 | 49.1 | 19 | 0.3 |
| 6–16 weeks | 37.3 | 38.9 | 41.7 | 35.5 | 31.8 | 17.6 | 30.8 | 41.9 | 41.7 | 40.0 | 36.5 | |||
| >16 weeks | 15.3 | 19.4 | 8.30 | 6.50 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 26.9 | 3.20 | 16.7 | 3.30 | 14.4 | |||
| Causes of mortality | Diseases | 48.3 | 45.5 | 34.0 | 40.9 | 37.7 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 42.5 | 33.3 | 39.5 | 40.7 | 32 | 0.2 |
| Predators | 24.1 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 39.5 | 29.1 | |||
| Flights/Theft | 19.0 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 9.10 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 33.3 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 16.3 | 22.2 | |||
| Accidents | 8.60 | 3.00 | 9.40 | 18.2 | 7.50 | 16.7 | 3.70 | 2.50 | 3.30 | 4.70 | 7.90 | |||
Note: a, b,c,d Means with unlike superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).