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Table 2 Correlation between weights and milk suckled by calves of Ogaden cattle

From: Correlation between milk suckled and growth of calves of ogaden cattle at one, three and six months of age, east Ethiopia

 

Age of calve

DMS

DWG

DMS/DWG

Weight change

Weight

Birth weight

1

0.34

0.12

0.25

0.15

0.74

  

0.00

0.26

0.02

0.16

0.00

 

3

0.22

0.11

0.24

0.05

0.43

  

0.00

0.31

0.00

0.50

0.00

 

6

0.26

0.19

0.09

-0.09

0.21

  

0.01

0.08

0.40

0.43

0.05

Weight at Month

1

0.45

0.89

-0.34

0.45

 
  

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
 

3

0.43

0.87

-0.31

0.92

 
  

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
 

6

0.19

0.80

-0.49

0.96

 
  

0.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Age (days)

1

0.11

-0.33

0.33

  
  

0.28

0.00

0.00

  
 

3

0.01

-0.17

0.12

  
  

0.90

0.01

0.08

  
 

6

-0.42

-0.26

-0.18

  
  

0.00

0.02

0.09

  

Weight change

1

0.41

0.98

-0.55

  
  

0.00

0.00

0.00

  
 

3

0.38

0.96

-0.45

  
  

0.00

0.00

0.00

  
 

6

0.12

0.76

-0.53

  
  

0.28

0.00

0.00

  

DMS/DWG

1

0.61

-0.47

   
  

0.00

0.00

   
 

3

0.58

-0.48

   
  

0.00

0.00

   
 

6

0.61

-0.44

   
  

0.00

0.00

   

DWG

1

0.44

    
  

0.00

    
 

3

0.29

    
  

0.00

    
 

6

0.13

    
  

0.14

    
  1. DMS daily milk suckled, DWG daily weight gain, DMS/DWG efficiency of milk conversion.