Table 3 Proportions (% and 95% CI) of different mare age groups in different time periods for Finnhorses (FH) and Standardbreds (SB).
1991-1994 | 1995-1998 | 1999-2002 | 2003-2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
Young | ||||||||
FH | 39.9 | 38.9 - 41.0 | 41.3 | 40.3 - 42.2 | 33.8 | 32.8 - 34.8 | 30.3 | 29.2 - 31.4 |
SB | 53.9 | 52.8 - 54.9 | 50.6 | 49.6 - 51.6 | 42.8 | 41.8 - 43.8 | 40.8 | 39.7 - 41.9 |
Middle-aged | ||||||||
FH | 31.0 | 30.0 - 32.0 | 32.3 | 31.4 - 33.2 | 34.5 | 33.5 - 35.5 | 33.7 | 32.6 - 34.8 |
SB | 29.8 | 28.8 - 30.7 | 31.6 | 30.6 - 32.5 | 34.6 | 33.6 - 35.5 | 33.6 | 32.6 - 34.7 |
Ageing | ||||||||
FH | 18.3 | 17.5 - 19.1 | 14.4 | 13.7 - 15.1 | 17.9 | 17.1 - 18.7 | 20.3 | 19.4 - 21.3 |
SB | 10.7 | 10.1 - 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.5 - 11.8 | 14.3 | 13.6 - 15.0 | 14.5 | 13.7 - 15.3 |
Very old | ||||||||
FH | 10.8 | 10.1 - 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 - 12.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 - 14.5 | 15.7 | 14.8 - 16.6 |
SB | 5.7 | 5.2 - 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 - 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 - 8.9 | 11.1 | 10.4 - 11.8 |
n FH | 8313 | 9917 | 8791 | 6678 | ||||
n SB | 8971 | 9401 | 9434 | 7675 | ||||