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Table 3 Significance of the effects included in the model for tick burden in four Colombian cattle breeds

From: Tick burden in Bos taurus cattle and its relationship with heat stress in three agroecological zones in the tropics of Colombia

Effect

df 

F-value

P-value

Breed

3

9.80

<0.0001

Sex

1

5.34

0.0210

Sample date (nested in breed)

11

27.53

<0.0001

Family (nested in breed)

30

1.73

0.0087

Breed*THI interaction

10

5.11

<0.0001

Breed*AI interaction

4

3.25

0.0115

Age

1

5.02

0.0253

Live weight

1

16.49

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: THI, temperature-humidity index; AI, adaptability index; df, degrees of freedom