Table 1 Mean and standard deviation (SD) of plasma metabolites and hormones concentration in TN (24 °C, n = 18 pigs) and HS conditions (32 °C, n = 18 pigs)

T4, μg/dL

3.73

0.42

3.45

0.42

0.07*

T3, ng/dL

52.4

13.1

44.3

13.6

0.05**

IGF-I, ng/mL

170

44.9

163

68.7

0.52

Insulin, μU/mL

7.4

5.18

5.78

2.6

0.63

Creatinine, mg/L

11.0

1.4

12.1

1.9

0.08*

Albumin, g/L

40.2

2.1

36.8

2.8

<0.01**

α-amino acids, mg/L

685

57

709

45

0.23

Proteins, g/L

64.8

4.8

62.1

6.7

0.18

Uric acid, mg/L

2.22

0.51

2.14

0.39

0.75

Urea, mg/L

290

83

283

65

0.89

Glycerol, mg/L

6.49

3.13

4.03

0.99

<0.01**

Triglycerides, mg/L

441

144

438

133

0.97

Free fatty Acids, μmole/L

267.3

265.9

160.9

86.1

0.15

Glucose, mg/L

1029

142

1000

71

0.30

Lactate, μmole/L

4718

2316

3396

1378

0.09*