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Concentration of a hormone in cattle

Key words:   Analysis of covariance, baseline measurements

Description

In an experiment the effect of 3 feed compositions on the concentration of a particular hormone in cattle was investigated. There were 9, 12, and 11 cows respectively in the 3 treatment groups, and for every cow the concentration of the hormone was measured before the start of the experiment and again after a certain period of feeding with experimental compositions.


Number of observations: 32


Variable                Description
feedNumbered 1-3
initial Initial concentration measurement
final Final concentration measurement
D final-initial

Source

The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.

Analysis

Analysis of covariance better than analysis of differences.


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