Table 6 Analysis of covariance of body weight and live weight gain of cattle subjected to different control schemes against Rhipicephalus microplus for 175 days

0

4

Weight

137.26 ± 18.65

137.28 ± 17.95

Covariate

35

5

150.85 ± 20.87 a

148.83 ± 30.72 a

0.5147

 < 0.0001

70

6

189.42 ± 25.27 a

187.45 ± 39.72 a

0.6692

 < 0.0001

98

7

213.05 ± 25.33 a

211.26 ± 43.32 a

0.7037

 < 0.0001

126

8

242.02 ± 27.81 a

233.00 ± 48.79 a

0.1103

 < 0.0001

154

9

276.13 ± 21.62 a

266.16 ± 53.84 b

0.0307

 < 0.0001

175

10

299.85 ± 21.40 a

292.93 ± 59.06 a

0.2258

 < 0.0001

0–35

5

Weight gain

13.60 ± 11.68

11.56 ± 11.51

Covariate

0–74

6

52.16 ± 17.05 a

50.18 ± 17.59 a

0.8032

 < 0.0001

0–98

7

75.79 ± 15.66 a

73.98 ± 21.32 a

0.8842

 < 0.0001

0–126

8

104.76 ± 18.28 a

95.72 ± 27.56 a 

0.0655

 < 0.0001

0–154

9

138.80 ± 15.07 a

128.88 ± 29.63 b

0.0330

 < 0.0001

0–175

10

162.60 ± 17.06 a

155.66 ± 34.90 a

0.2195

 < 0.0001