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Table 2 Effect of prepartum body condition score (BCS) and feeding management on plasma concentration of NEFA and BHBA in dairy cows during the transition period

From: Prepartum body condition score and plane of nutrition affect the hepatic transcriptome during the transition period in grazing dairy cows

 

B

F

 

P-value1

mmol/L

4

5

75 %

125 %

SE

B

F

B*F

T

B*T

F*T

B*F*T

NEFA

0.50x

0.72y

0.59

0.62

0.04

0.0004

0.62

0.99

<0.0001

0.05

0.26

0.99

BHBA

0.46x

0.60y

0.57x

0.49y

0.03

0.004

0.05

0.83

<0.0001

0.10

0.01

0.57

  1. 1 T time (week relative to parturition), B BCS (1–10 scale), F level of feeding prepartum relative to requirement (%), B*F*T interaction of BCS, level of feeding prepartum relative to requirements (%), and time around parturition
  2. x, y, z = significant difference among groups (P < 0.05)
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BMC Genomics

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