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Table 2 Effect of concentrate supplementation for 26 days pre-weaning on rectal body temperature in abruptly weaned and housed beef calves

From: Effect of pre-weaning concentrate supplementation on peripheral distribution of leukocytes, functional activity of neutrophils, acute phase protein and behavioural responses of abruptly weaned and housed beef calves

  

Days post-weaning

 

P-values1

  

0

1

2

3

7

14

Pooled s.e.m.

T

S

T×S

Rectal body temperature, °C

CS

38.3a

39.0b

38.7b

38.5a

38.6a

38.4a

0.11

**

**

NS

 

NCS

38.5a

39.1b

38.9b

38.6a

38.6a

38.6a

    
  1. T = treatment, S = sampling time, T × S = treatment × sampling time interaction.
  2. CS = concentrate supplement prior to abrupt weaning (n = 10).
  3. NCS = no concentrate supplement prior to abrupt weaning (n = 10).
  4. 1Levels of significance: NS = P > 0.05, ** = P < 0.01. a, bWithin a row, least squares means without a common superscript differ (P <0.05).
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