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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the temperature humidity index (THI) average values for 21 days before each OPU session

From: Seasonal environmental fluctuations alter the transcriptome dynamics of oocytes and granulosa cells in beef cows

Season

Mean

SD

Min

Max

CV, %

% Days THI normal

% Days THI alert

% Days THI danger

Winter

53.4

7.1

40.4

67.3

13.3

100.00

0

0

Summer

79.2

1.6

75.5

82.4

2.0

0

59.1

40.9

  1. SD, Standard deviation; Min, Minimum; Max, Maximum; CV, Coefficient of variation
  2. Thresholds cutoff points from Livestock Weather Safety Index (LCI, 1970): THI ≤ 74 = Normal, 74 > THI ≤ 79 = Alert, 79 > THI ≤ 84 = Danger, and THI 84 = Emergency