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Table 4 Average daily gain kg/d ± SD in the first month and up to weaning

From: Subcutaneous application of hyperimmune serum against Histophilus somni recombinant proteins affects serum antibody reactivity in beef calves

Herd

CH

LM

MIX

Time

SEX

C

E

C

E

C

E

First month

Heifer

1.23 ± 0.16

1.17 ± 0.22

1.02 ± 0.29

1.12 ± 0.20

0.97 ± 0.38

1.03 ± 0.18

Bull

1.25 ± 0.26

1.15 ± 0.47

1.11 ± 0.26

0.87 ± 0.24

1.03 ± 0.43

1.30 ± 0.12

> 1 month up to weaning

Heifer

1.31 ± 0.07

1.33 ± 0.15

1.14 ± 0.27

1.15 ± 0.13

0.98 ± 0.17

0.94 ± 0.08

Bull

1.34 ± 0.26

1.49 ± 0.09

1.31 ± 0.15

1.27 ± 0.14

1.08 ± 0.04

1.14 ± 0.06

  1. Legend: CH- Charolaise, LM-limousine, MIX crossbreed beef and dairy breed. C- control, E- experimental. First month weight difference between first weighting and S2 weighting
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