Research Article

Preliminary Study of the Influence of Red Blood Cells Size on the Determinism of the Breed in Cattle

Table 1

Terminal values, averages, standard deviation, and quartiles of the diameter of red blood cells of cattle (expressed in m).

Breeds ( )Min. val. 1M & s.d 3Max. val.

Local5,065,18 , , 5,275,50
Crossing4,824,96 , , 5,135,43
Prim’Holstein (Pie-Red)4,764,83 , , 5,055,35
Montbeliard4,494,67 , , 4,895,20
Brown of the Alps4,745,26 , , 5,465,55

(Min. val.: minimal value; Q1: first quartile; M & s.d: mean and standard deviation; Q3: third quartile; Max. val.: maximal value).