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Table 2 Biometry and tissue intensity of the perineal area with different gestational status and postpartum

From: Sonogram of coccygeus muscle in dairy cows with different gestational ages

No

Observations

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Group

P-value

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

  1. Description: The data were presented in the form of means with standard deviation (mean ± SD), different letters of superscript (a,b) on the same line show significant differences (P < 0.05), H = horizontal, V = vertical, TB = non-pregnant, B < 1 = Pregnant less than 1 month, B2–3 = 2–3 months pregnancy, PP = 2 weeks postpartum, *) not included in statistical calculation