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Table 2 Cleanliness scores of finishing beef steers on concrete slats, Mat 1, Mat 2, Mat 3 and OWP’s from day 0 to day 150. Values are expressed as Lsmeans (±SE)

From: Effect of concrete slats, three mat types and out-wintering pads on performance and welfare of finishing beef steers

 

d 0

d 21

d 42

d 63

d 84

d 105

d 126

d 150

SE

Concrete slats

37a

45

48x

43

39x

34x

27b,x

23b,x

0.112

Mat 1

37a

45b

48

46

41

33

24b

21b

0.112

Mat 2

36a

47b

50b

46b

43

35

27b

22b

0.112

Mat 3

37a

48

51b

49b

44

34

26b

22b

0.112

OWP’s

35a

43

55b,y

42

57b,y

48b,y

40y

32y

0.112

  1. Sum of 16 body parts each on a cleanliness scale of 1 (clean) to 5 (dirty)
  2. Interactions; Treatment P = 0.006; Day P < 0.001; Treatment × day P < 0.001
  3. a,bLsmeans (in rows) that do not have a common superscript differ by P < 0.05
  4. x,yLsmeans (in columns) that do not have a common superscript differ by P < 0.05