Friday, September 2, 2016

Day 56, Contest

For the second 28 days of the Performance & Carcass Contest, gain ranged from -6.0 to 10 lbs. and averaged 3.7 ± 4.6 lbs. The median gain was 4.5 lbs. Average daily gain (ADG) ranged from -0.214 to 0.393 lbs. per day and averaged 0.133 ± 0.165 lbs. per day.

The median ADG was 0.161 lbs. per day.The standard deviations are larger than the averages, indicating a wide fluctuation in performance.  For the second 28-day period, the top-performing goat was #4 (Gamby, OH).

Top-performing goat, d-56 - #7 (Loos, IL)

For the first 56 days of the contest, average daily gain (ADG) ranged from -0.223 to 0.464 lbs per day and averaged 0.122 ± 0.200 lbs. per day. The median ADG was 0.147 lbs. per day. 

The standard deviation is almost twice the average, indicating a wide fluctuation in performance. For the first 56 days of the contest, the top-performing goat is #7 (Loos, IL). 

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