From: The effect of castration time on growth and carcass production of elk bulls
Castration timea | Initial weight (kg) | Final weight (kg) | Total gain (kg) | Average daily gain (kg/day) |
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T1 | 307.00 ± 35.59 | 347.33 ± 39.55 | 40.00 ± 4.41bc | 0.21 ± 0.02bc |
T2 | 320.33 ± 23.86 | 362.67 ± 21.94 | 42.67 ± 3.04b | 0.22 ± 0.02b |
T3 | 311.33 ± 40.80 | 334.67 ± 44.02 | 23.00 ± 5.05d | 0.12 ± 0.03d |
T4 | 305.00 ± 13.00 | 340.00 ± 14.00 | 35.10 ± 0.70c | 0.18 ± 0.01c |