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 4
Relationship between the numbers of follicle with breed and age.
Number of follicles
Breed
Age
Average ± SD
P-value
(3-5) n=21
(6-9) n=52
(10-15) n=22
Number of follicles on right ovary
Gudali
(5)13.80±0.86
(20)15.15 ± 0.49
(7)15.14 ± 0.85
14.94 ± 0.38β
0.04
n=33
White Fulani
(9)12.67± 0.50
(16)14.19± 0.4
(6)14.17± 0.54
13.74 ± 0.29α
0.06
n=30
Red Fulani
(7)13.71± 0.68
(16)14.38± 0.35
(9)12,33± 0.50
13.66 ± 0.30α
0.01
n=32
Average ± SD
13.29 ± 0.37
14.62 ± 0.25
13.73 ± 0,44
13.88 ± 0.35
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P-value
0.37
0.24
0.01
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Number of follicles on left ovary
Gudali
(5)13.60± 0.67
(20)14.00± 0.44
(7)13.43± 1.21
13.81 ± 0.38α
0.82
n=33
White Fulani
(9)14.22± 0.86
(16)13.63± 0.80
(6)13.17± 0,70
13.71 ± 0.49α
0.76
n=30
Red Fulani
(7)13.14± 0.34
(16)13.06± 0.35
(9)13.22± 0.40
13.13 ± 0.21α
0.95
n=32
Average ± SD
13.71 ± 0.41
13.60 ± 0.31
13.27 ± 0.43
13.52 ± 0.38
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P-value
0.54
0.48
0.97
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Total number of follicles
Gudali
(5)28.40± 1.12
(20)29.00± 0.66
(7)28.57± 1.25
28.81 ± 0.51β
0.89
n=33
White Fulani
(9)26.78± 1.14
(16)27.69± 0.84
(6)27.17± 0.87
27.32 ± 0.56α
0.78
n=30
Red Fulani
(7)26.86± 0.63
(16)27.50± 0.46
(9)27.78± 0.79
26.88 ± 0.36α
0.13
n=32
Average ± SD
27.19 ± 0.58
28.13 ± 0.39
27.05 ± 0.59
27.45 ± 0.52
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P-value
0.53
0.22
0.14
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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).
