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<blockquote data-quote="smnherf" data-source="post: 525096" data-attributes="member: 3235"><p>Yes, the bulls did have a long haul. My bulls traveld almost 800 miles fro my place to Columbia MO, but the other bulls traveled on the same truck between 570 to 700 miles. The bulls were allowed a 4 day R & R before the test started. The starting weight was calculated by weighing the bulls on day 1 and then again on day two. With the starting weight being the average of the two days. Also, the final weight was the average of the weights taken the last 2 days on test. This should have provided a leveleing effect of any dehydration or shrinkage effects of the trip. His initial 2 weights were within 3 lbs and his final weight was within 9 lbs from one day to the other. Nothing abnormal at all there. In addition, the ADG for his first 36 days was 3.63 but the last 32 days was 4.59. The average on the test was 3.19 the first 36 days whereas the last 32 days the entire group was gaining 3.8. He was gaining much faster at the end than the rest of the bulls. I would expect it to be the opposite if fill, shrinkage or the haul affected his initial weight. </p><p></p><p>I still haven't found a hole in the data yet that makes me question it.</p><p></p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smnherf, post: 525096, member: 3235"] Yes, the bulls did have a long haul. My bulls traveld almost 800 miles fro my place to Columbia MO, but the other bulls traveled on the same truck between 570 to 700 miles. The bulls were allowed a 4 day R & R before the test started. The starting weight was calculated by weighing the bulls on day 1 and then again on day two. With the starting weight being the average of the two days. Also, the final weight was the average of the weights taken the last 2 days on test. This should have provided a leveleing effect of any dehydration or shrinkage effects of the trip. His initial 2 weights were within 3 lbs and his final weight was within 9 lbs from one day to the other. Nothing abnormal at all there. In addition, the ADG for his first 36 days was 3.63 but the last 32 days was 4.59. The average on the test was 3.19 the first 36 days whereas the last 32 days the entire group was gaining 3.8. He was gaining much faster at the end than the rest of the bulls. I would expect it to be the opposite if fill, shrinkage or the haul affected his initial weight. I still haven't found a hole in the data yet that makes me question it. Brian [/QUOTE]
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