Research Article
Scrotal Circumference and Its Relationship with Testicular Growth, Age, and Body Weight in Tho Tho (Bos indicus) Bulls
Table 2
Correlation coefficients between scrotal circumferences, age, body weight, and various testicular measurements in Tho Tho (Bos indicus) bulls.
| Number | Measurement | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 1 | Age | 0.82** | 0.90** | 0.56** | 0.91** | 0.86** | 0.88** | 0.88** | 0.62** | 0.92** | 0.90** | 0.94** | 0.94** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 2 | Body weight | | 0.89** | 0.52** | 0.86** | 0.85** | 0.85** | 0.85** | 0.62** | 0.87** | 0.88** | 0.91** | 0.91** | 0.89** | 0.98** | 3 | Scrotal circumference | | | 0.70** | 0.88** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 0.70** | 0.86** | 0.92** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 0.94** | 0.94** | 4 | Right testes length | | | | 0.61** | 0.72** | 0.82** | 0.82** | 0.72** | 0.54** | 0.64** | 0.68** | 0.67** | 0.76** | 0.76** | 5 | Right testes width | | | | | 0.86** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 0.57** | 0.95** | 0.86** | 0.92** | 0.92** | 0.94** | 0.94** | 6 | Right testes thickness | | | | | | 0.95** | 0.96** | 0.77** | 0.83** | 0.92** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 0.96** | 0.95** | 7 | Right testes volume | | | | | | | 0.98** | 0.75** | 0.88** | 0.88** | 0.95** | 0.93** | 0.97** | 0.96** | 8 | Right testes weight | | | | | | | | 0.76** | 0.87** | 0.89** | 0.94** | 0.94** | 0.98** | 0.94** | 9 | Left testes length | | | | | | | | | 0.55** | 0.64** | 0.76** | 0.76** | 0.76** | 0.76** | 10 | Left testes width | | | | | | | | | | 0.87** | 0.95** | 0.93** | 0.92** | 0.93** | 11 | Left testes thickness | | | | | | | | | | | 0.94** | 0.95** | 0.93** | 0.93** | 12 | Left testes volume | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.98** | 0.98** | 0.96** | 13 | Left testes weight | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.99** | 0.97** | 14 | Total testes volume | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.98** | 15 | Total testes weight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.00 |
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**Correlation coefficient was highly significant, .
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