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Table 4 Proportions of calves for IRE, INT, and NLD groups showing clinical health scores and effects (p-values) of group and time (1, 3, 7, 8, and 20d post arrival), and interactions between group and time on clinical health score variables

From: Observational study: effect of varying transport durations and feed withdrawal on the physiological status and health of dairy calves

Variable

Group

 

p-value

IRE

INT

NLD

 

Group

Time

Group * Time

Eye discharge

0.31

0.39

0.23

 

0.08

0.17

0.02

Nose discharge

0.17a

0.17a

0.05b

 

< 0.01

< 0.01

-

Altered ear position

0.03a

0.04a

0.19b

 

< 0.01

< 0.01

-

Coughing

0.15

0.05

0.00

 

-

-

-

Decreased responsiveness

0.20

0.02

0.04

 

-

-

-

Skin tent > 1s

0.08a

0.06a

0.16b

 

< 0.01

< 0.01

-

Gut fill

0.06

0.28

0.00

 

-

-

-

Navel Inflammation

0.36

0.16

0.36

 

0.02

< 0.01

< 0.01

  1. ‘-‘= model did not converge, mean values without a common superscript (a, b) differ significantly (p < 0.05)