Table 4 Effects of dietary treatments and sex on body measurementsof cattle
Item | HE | LE | SEM | E | P | S | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LP | HP | LE | HP | ||||||
Start of finishing | |||||||||
Chest girth, cm | M | 144.9 | 145.7 | 147.1 | 147.0 | 2.00 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 142.3 | 143.4 | 146.5 | 142.8 | |||||
Withers height, cm | M | 106,2 | 108.7 | 108.6 | 112.6 | 2.65 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 106.0 | 109.8 | 111.9 | 109.8 | |||||
Shin circumference, cm | M | 18.4 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 0.88 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 15.3 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 15.4 | |||||
Body length, cm | M | 123.9 | 116.3 | 122.1 | 122.2 | 3.81 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 119.3 | 121.1 | 122.5 | 118.5 | |||||
End of finishing | |||||||||
Chest girth, cm | M | 197.4 | 187.1 | 182.8 | 180.0 | 4.27 | * | ns | ns |
F | 184.0 | 192.2 | 183.7 | 183.9 | |||||
Withers height, cm | M | 116.4 | 119.2 | 118.3 | 123.3 | 3.03 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 118.5 | 120.8 | 120.4 | 119.3 | |||||
Shin circumference, cm | M | 19.9 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 0.92 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 17.2 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 17.1 | |||||
Body length, cm | M | 132.8 | 125.0 | 130.8 | 131.6 | 3.71 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 127.2 | 129.5 | 130.7 | 127.0 | |||||
Increment | |||||||||
Chest girth, cm | M | 52.5 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 33.0 | 4.56 | ** | ns | ns |
F | 41.7 | 48.7 | 37.2 | 41.1 | |||||
Withers height, cm | M | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 1.48 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 12.5 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | |||||
Shin circumference, cm | M | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.21 | ns | ns | ns |
F | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |||||
Body length, cm | M | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 0.34 | ns | ns | ** |
F | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |||||