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Table 2 Mean ± SE peak concentrations of LH, androstenedione, testosterone, and total estrogens in Group I (14–16 months), Group II (9–12 months), and Group III (6–8 months) Holstein × Tharparkar bull calves

From: Responsiveness of prepubertal crossbred bull calves to exogenous GnRH and its impact on reproductive hormones under tropical conditions

Hormones

Group I

Group II

Group III

LH (ng/ml)

29.5 ± 8.49a

23.4 ± 4.41a

11.6 ± 9.91a

Androstenedione (ng/ml)

3.01 ± 0.72a

2.59 ± 0.71a

0.31 ± 0.22b

Testosterone (ng/ml)

3.04 ± 0.29a

0.93 ± 0.27b

0.52 ± 0.17b

Total estrogens (pg/ml)

21.8 ± 4.7a

29.9 ± 14.4a

26.0 ± 11.0a

  1. a, bMeans of peak values within rows without a common letter differ significantly by one-way of variance (ANOVA)