Figure 5. Model-based probabilities of obtaining walking scores of ‘Immobile’, ‘With difficulty’ and ‘Normal’ across the six study days, for the three treatment groups.
An additional analysis was conducted to compare the number of days that cattle are immobile, number of days they walk with difficulty, and number of days they walk normally (Table 2). In all cases, these durations differed significantly between the three treatment groups (allP < 0.01). Control cattle had a significantly longer period of immobility compared with the two treatment groups (bothP < 0.005).
Table 2. Analysis of the number of days that cattle are immobile, number of days walking with difficulty, and number of days walking normally