Appetite scores
Again, there was a highly significant Treatment × Day interaction (P = 2.0×10–6) for appetite score, indicating treatment effects were changing over the study period. Model-based appetite score probabilities are displayed (Figure 3). Most control cattle had no appetite over the whole study period (score of 1). However, the two treatment groups had high appetite scores on Day 0, low on Day 3, then progressively increasing appetite scores after that. From Day 9 onwards, cattle treated with TS had significantly higher healing scores than those on MO (Day 9: P = 0.025; Day 12: P = 0.016; Day 15: P = 0.0008). After Day 0, there were no significant differences in appetite score between MO and TS treated cattle (all P > 0.10). Neither Age (P = 0.810), Breed (P = 0.524), nor Sex (P = 0.324) had a significant effect in appetite score.