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 2
Relationship between mean weights of ovaries with breed and body condition score.
Mean weight of ovaries
Breed
BCS
Average ± SD
P-value
(1-2) n=27
(3) n=49
(4-5) n=19
Mean weight of right ovary (g)
Gudali n=33
(8) 4.39 ± 0.29
(15)4.40± 0.30
(9) 3.98± 0.32
4.27 ± 0.18β
0.04
White Fulani n=30
(10)2.75± 0.29
(17)3.84± 0.32
(4) 4.28± 1.08
3.52 ± 0.24α
0.07
Red Fulani n=32
(9)2.76 ± 0.26
(17)3.72± 0.36
(6)4.08± 0.29
3.52 ± 0.22α
0 .09
Average ± SD
3.24 ± 0.21
3.97 ± 0.19
4.06 ± 0.23
3.75 ± 0.21α
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P-value
0.00
0.03
0.92
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Mean weight of left ovary (g)
Gudali
(8) 3.69± 0.39
(15)3.76± 0.38
(9)3.55± 0.30
3.68 ± 0.21α
0.92
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)2.75± 0.29
(17)3.40± 0.30
(4)4.57± 1.10
3.35 ± 0.21α
0.09
Red Fulani n=32
(9) 2.76± 0.26
(17)3.02± 0.23
(6) 3,19± 0,17
3.91 ± 0.14α
0.21
Average ± SD
3.00 ± 0.16
3.38 ± 0.17
3.60 ± 0.24
3.32 ± 0.19α
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P-value
0.1
0.25
0.01
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Total mean weight of ovaries (g)
Gudali
(8) 4.04 ± 0.28
(15)4.08± 0.29
(9) 3.77± 0.18
3.97 ± 0.16α
0.02
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)2.82± 0.14
(17)3.62± 0.24
(4) 4.42± 0.62
3.43 ± 0,18α
0.07
Red Fulani n=32
(9) 2.64± 0.10
(17)3.37± 0.26
(6) 3.63± 0.18
3.21 ± 0.16α
0.07
Average ± SD
3.12 ± 0.16
3.79 ± 0.13
3.83 ± 0.15
3.58 ± 0.14
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P-value
0.00
0.20
0.02
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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).
