Group Average cattle weight before and after the trial period (kg) Average biweekly weight variation during the trial period (kg) Before After bilateral p value   bilateral p value Diflubenzuron (mean±SD) 299(±39) 372(±49)   0.0007* 4.8(±4.4)   <0.0001* Control (mean±SD) 295(±51) 283(±51)   0.17** -0.4(±1.4) *Wilcoxon (signed-rank test): considered different when p < 0.05 **Paired sample t-Test: considered different when p ≤ 0.05

Table 2: Cattle parameters - Comparison of average cattle weight of each group before and after the experiment (treated group by Wilcoxon test and control group by paired sample t-test) and the biweekly weight variation during the trial period by Wilcoxon test *Wilcoxon (signed-rank test): considered different when p < 0.05