Table 4 Average body condition score of goats at arrival to the winter rangelands and at pre-kidding and the average of the differences between them

2010 (216 days)

Adult

2.65 (0.03)

1.23 (0.05)

− 1.49 (0.06)

n = 93

n = 40

n = 40

Old

2.43 (0.05)

1.20 (0.13)

− 1.48 (0.15)

n = 64

n = 10

n = 10

2011 (205 days)

Adult

2.88 (0.03)

2.76 (0.05)

− 0.09 (0.07)

n = 74

n = 17

n = 14

Old

2.42 (0.04)

2.24 (0.08)

− 0.25 (0.06)

n = 122

n = 29

n = 28

2012 (90 days before kidding)

Adult

2.85 (0.02)

2.24 (0.04)

− 0.59 (0.03)

n = 88

n = 87

n = 79

Old

2.70 (0.03)

2.00 (0.05)

− 0.67 (0.05)

n = 67

n = 59

n = 55