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Table 5 Number of cows with average number (and percent) of days to first artificial insemination in different groups

From: Effects of various mastitis treatments on the reproductive performance of cows

Group

AI (d)

<  70 d

70–90 d

>  90 d

Control

60.5a,j

±

6.7

81.5

±

6.1

107.6

±

16.4

26

 

43%

20

 

33%

14

 

23%

Experimental

56.5k

±

6.3

81.1

±

6.1

113.2

±

20.2

31

 

20%

47

 

30%

79

 

50%

Antibiotic

61.3ab

±

5.1

82.7

±

5.9

121.0

±

24.9

4.0

 

9%

10.0

 

23%

27

 

63%

Antibiotic + antioxidants

54.4b

±

6.0

82.3

±

5.6

103.5

±

11.5

14

 

36%

12

 

31%

13

 

33%

Antibiotic + lysozyme

58.8ab

±

7.2

79.7

±

6.4

113.5

±

20.3

12

 

32%

12

 

32%

13

 

35%

Antibiotic + NSAID

60.3ab

±

9.5

82.1

±

5.3

110.0

±

15.7

3

 

8%

11

 

30%

26

 

70%

Total

58.4

±

6.7

81.2

±

6.0

112.4

±

19.7

57

 

26%

67

 

31%

93

 

43%

SEM

0.89

0.74

2.05

P value

         

Control vs. experimental (j,k)

0.026

0.84

0.33

Control vs. groups (a,b)

0.066

0.59

0.057