From: Sonogram of coccygeus muscle in dairy cows with different gestational ages
No | Observations | View | Group | P-value | |||
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TB (n = 4) | B < 1 (n = 3) | B2–3 (n = 3) | PP* (n = 1) | ||||
1 | Skin (mm) | H | 4.6 ± 0.2a | 4.7 ± 0.2a | 4.6 ± 0.2a | 4.7 | 0.65 |
V | 3.9 ± 1.1a | 4.1 ± 0.3a | 4.3 ± 0.2a | 5.1 | 0.80 | ||
2 | Subcutaneous (mm) | H | 1.6 ± 0.4a | 2.2 ± 0.6a | 2.1 ± 0.5a | 2.1 | 0.23 |
V | 1.8 ± 0.6a | 2.4 ± 0.4a | 2.3 ± 0.9a | 2.1 | 0.45 | ||
3 | Muscle (mm) | H | 19.5 ± 4.4a | 19.5 ± 5.3a | 22.8 ± 10.4a | 21.3 | 0.79 |
V | 16.1 ± 4.3a | 16.0 ± 1.2a | 23.7 ± 5.8a | 24.3 | 0.09 | ||
4 | Total thickness (mm) | H | 25.4 ± 3.8a | 26.1 ± 6.0a | 28.4 ± 10.4a | 27.4 | 0.85 |
V | 21.8 ± 5.2a | 22.8 ± 1.1a | 30.2 ± 5.7a | 29.8 | 0.10 | ||
5 | Muscle intensity (a.u.) | H | 0.6 ± 0.1a | 0.7 ± 0.2a | 0.7 ± 0.1a | 0.3 | 0.42 |
V | 0.6 ± 0.1a | 0.7 ± 0.1b | 0.6 ± 0.0a | 0.4 | 0.04 |