Effects of Breed, Age, Body Condition Score, and Nutritional Status on Follicular Population, Oocyte Yield, and Quality in Three Cameroonian Zebus Cattle Bos indicus
Table 1
Relationship between follicle sizes with breed and body condition score.
Size of follicle
Breed
BCS
Average ± SD
P-value
(1-2) n=27
(3) n=49
(4-5) n=19
Total of small follicle
Gudali n=33
(8)17.75 ± 0.70
(15)18.73 ± 0.93
(9)17.78 ± 0.68
18.22 ± 0.50β
0.64
White Fulani
(10)17.20 ± 1.08
(17)19.06 ± 0.70
(4)16.00 ± 1.29
18.10 ± 0.57β
0.11
n=30
Red Fulani
(9)15.78±0.57
(17)16.53±0.58
(6)16.17±0.30
16.25±0.35α
0.67
n=32
Average ± SD
16.89 ± 0.49
18.08 ± 0.44v
16.89 ± 0.45
17.26±0.46
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P-value
0.27
0.03
0.18
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Total of medium follicle
Gudali
(8)10.25 ± 0.75
(15)10.07 ± 0.77
(9)9.89 ± 0.53
10.06± 0.42β
0.95
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)8.30 ± 1.04
(17)8.71 ± 0.86
(4)9.75 ± 0.75
8.71 ± 0.58α
0.76
Red Fulani
(9)10.33±0.70
(17)10.53±0.52
(6)9.50 ± 0.61
10.28±0.35β
0.57
n=32
Average ± SD
9.56 ± 0.52
9.76 ± 0,42
9.74 ± 0.34
9.68 ± 0.42
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P-value
0.18
0.18
0.89
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Total of large follicle
Gudali
(8)0.63± 0.18
(15)0.53± 0.13
(9)0.44± 0.24
0.53 ± 0.10α
0.81
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)0.50 ± 0.16
(17)0.59± 0.15
(4)0.50±0.28
0.56 ± 0.10α
0.91
Red Fulani
(9)0.33±0.16
(17)0.35± 0.11
(6)0.33 ± 0.21
0.34 ± 0.08α
0.99
n=32
Average ± SD
0.48 ±0.09
0.49±0.07
0.42±0.13
0.46 ± 0.09
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P-value
0.51
0.43
0.91
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x, y, and z: being on the same line, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05). α, β, and ɤ: being on the same column, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).
