Table 2 Means and standard deviation (SD) of performance traits and number of days spent in the fattening cycle for each category (low, medium and high) of total welfare, Area A, Area B, Area C, biosecurity and emergency management.
From: Effect of welfare standards and biosecurity practices on antimicrobial use in beef cattle
Item | Category | Average daily gain (kg/d) | Initial body weight (kg) | Final body weight (kg) | Length of fattening cycle (d) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | ||
Total welfare | Low (< 60%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||||||||
Medium (60% to 80%) | 1.40 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 354.5 | 60.1 | 187.0 | 535.0 | 641.3 | 86.9 | 409.7 | 798.5 | 205.1 | 29.5 | 98.2 | 338.7 | |
High (> 80%) | 1.37 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 1.80 | 337.4 | 58.4 | 222.0 | 630.1 | 610.7 | 95.8 | 395.1 | 786.9 | 200.3 | 21.0 | 90.6 | 307.0 | |
Area A | Low (< 60%) | 1.39 | 0.28 | 0.98 | 1.86 | 326.9 | 58.5 | 243.3 | 414.7 | 626.2 | 94.5 | 475.3 | 743.2 | 218.2 | 37.7 | 181.0 | 325.2 |
Medium (60% to 80%) | 1.36 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 346.4 | 58.8 | 187.0 | 630.1 | 625.1 | 90.8 | 395.1 | 798.5 | 205.3 | 28.6 | 90.6 | 338.7 | |
High (> 80%) | 1.51 | 0.19 | 0.80 | 2.07 | 372.1 | 60.2 | 237.0 | 520.4 | 674.5 | 71.8 | 469.5 | 786.9 | 198.6 | 24.4 | 122.3 | 280.4 | |
Area B | Low (< 60%) | 1.39 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 357.4 | 61.3 | 187.0 | 535.0 | 643.5 | 90.1 | 395.1 | 798.5 | 205.8 | 29.7 | 98.2 | 338.7 |
Medium (60% to 80%) | 1.39 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 1.89 | 336.8 | 54.5 | 203.9 | 630.1 | 616.5 | 85.3 | 409.7 | 785.1 | 200.3 | 23.7 | 90.6 | 316.9 | |
High (> 80%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||
Area C | Low (< 60%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||||||||
Medium (60% to 80%) | 1.41 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 2.07 | 355.3 | 65.1 | 211.0 | 520.4 | 638.3 | 85.1 | 409.7 | 788.9 | 199.3 | 27.3 | 122.3 | 298.3 | |
High (> 80%) | 1.39 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 350.5 | 58.5 | 187.0 | 630.1 | 634.6 | 90.5 | 395.1 | 798.5 | 205.7 | 28.3 | 90.6 | 338.7 | |
Biosecurity | Low (< 60%) | 1.39 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 351.7 | 60.1 | 187.0 | 630.1 | 634.9 | 89.7 | 395.1 | 798.5 | 203.9 | 28.2 | 90.6 | 338.7 |
Medium (60% to 80%) | 1.52 | 0.18 | 0.80 | 1.78 | 333.8 | 61.5 | 248.0 | 492.0 | 656.8 | 77.3 | 469.5 | 786.9 | 213.0 | 23.8 | 156.5 | 261.2 | |
High (> 80%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||
Emergency management | Low (< 60%) | 1.40 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 351.8 | 60.6 | 187.0 | 630.1 | 637.2 | 89.4 | 395.1 | 798.5 | 203.3 | 27.6 | 90.6 | 338.7 |
Medium (60% to 80%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||
High (> 80%) | 0.89 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 1.09 | 324.8 | 12.1 | 301.0 | 348.0 | 550.6 | 34.2 | 477.3 | 600.5 | 247.1 | 24.1 | 197.7 | 284.4 | |
