| Variables | Number of cattle samples (Percentage) N = 202 | Number of samples of beef for nutritional analysis (Percentage) N = 76 | ||
| Age at slaughter (years) |
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| <8 | 37 (18.32%) | 11 (14.47%) | ||
| [8 - 14] | 152 (75.25%) | 59 (77.63%) | ||
| >14 | 8 (3.96%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| ND | 5 (2.47) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Category |
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| Young bull | 2 (0.99%) | 0 | ||
| Bull | 11 (5.44%) | 4 (5.26%) | ||
| Heifer | 1 (0.49%) | 1 (1.32%) | ||
| Cow | 184 (91.10%) | 68 (89.47%) | ||
| Beef | 4 (1.98%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Sex |
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| Female | 185 (91.58%) | 69 (90.79%) | ||
| Male | 13 (6.44%) | 4 (5.26%) | ||
| Castrated | 4 (1.98%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Body condition scoring |
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| Score 1 | 38 (18.81%) | 12 (15.79%) | ||
| Score 2 | 44 (21.78%) | 19 (25%) | ||
| Score 3 | 49 (24.26%) | 20 (26.31%) | ||
| Score 4 | 46 (22.77%) | 15 (19.74%) | ||
| Score 5 | 18 (8.91%) | 7 (9.21%) | ||
| Score 6 | 5 (2.47%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Score 8 | 1 (0.49%) | 0 | ||
| ND | 1 (0.49%) | 0 | ||
| Breed |
|
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| Red Fulani | 96 (47.52%) | 30 (39.47%) | ||
| White Fulani | 65 (32.17%) | 27 (35.53%) | ||
| Arabe Shuwa | 8 (3.96%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Kapsiki | 9 (4.45%) | 4 (5.26%) | ||
| Goudali | 13 (6.43%) | 4 (5.26%) | ||
| Toupouri | 3 (1.48%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Peul | 1 (0.49%) | 1 (1.32%) | ||
| ND | 7 (3.46%) | 5 (6.58%) | ||
| Type of production |
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| Fattening | 47 (22.89%) | 18 (23.68%) | ||
| Mixed (milk and meat) | 125 (62.19%) | 35 (46.05%) | ||
| ND | 23 (14.92%) | 23 (30.26%) | ||
| Production system |
|
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| Sedentary | 62 (30.69%) | 22 (28.95%) | ||
| Transhumant | 16 (7.92%) | 6 (6.89%) | ||
| ND | 124 (61.39%) | 48 (63.15%) | ||
| Ante mortem examination |
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| Sick | 26 (12.87%) | 9 (11.84%) | ||
| Healthy | 173 (85.64%) | 64 (84.21%) | ||
| ND | 3 (1.48%) | 3 (3.95%) | ||
| Post mortem examination |
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| Sick | 31 (15.42%) | 12 (15.79%) | ||
| Healthy | 170 (84.58%) | 63 (82.89%) | ||
| ND | 1 (0.50%) | 1 (1.32%) | ||