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.