Figure 2
Average growth rates of the six bones analysed (in mm2/day) (a) for the pre- and post-weaning stages of calves nursed by their mothers (C1; orange colour, means ± standard errors of means) and hand raised calves (C2; blue colour) and (b) for the seven growth stages of hand-raised specimens (C2; blue colour). (b) Box plots of growth rates of C2 individuals with finer resolution of time (stage 1: birth–3 days; stage 2: 3–15 days, stage 3: 3–30 days; stage 4: 30 days–13 weeks; stage 5: 13–15 weeks; stage 6: 15–17 weeks and stage 7: 17–23 weeks). In graph (a), ns: no significant differences. In graph (b), different letters above each point indicate significant differences (when groups show different letters) and non-significant differences (when groups share a letter) between groups according to Tukey post-hoc comparisons (p < 0.05).
