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Table 3 Serum metabolic profile of Korean Hanwoo cows at different stages of pregnancy

From: Determination of reference intervals for metabolic profile of Hanwoo cows at early, middle and late gestation periods

Indicator

NP 1

EP 1

MP 1

LP 1

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

TP, g/dL

7.56a

0.82

7.61ab

0.83

7.73c

0.92

7.69b

0.79

Alb, g/dL

3.60a

0.31

3.62ab

0.29

3.65b

0.31

3.71c

0.30

UREA, mg/dL

10.40a

3.50

11.10b

3.50

11.40b

3.20

11.50b

4.10

Glu, mg/dL

39.00a

19.00

39.00a

18.00

41.00a

18.00

45.00b

18.00

T-Cho, mg/dL

128.00

36.00

130.00

35.00

126.00

33.00

131.00

36.00

LCFA, μEq/L

175.00b

145.00

137.00a

106.00

163.00b

108.00

225.00b

193.00

AST, IU/L

75.00b

16.00

74.00ab

17.00

72.00a

19.00

74.00ab

18.00

GGT, IU/L

17.00a

6.00

18.00b

7.00

17.00a

6.00

17.00a

6.00

Crea, mg/dL

1.43a

0.37

1.46a

0.36

1.55b

0.35

1.56c

0.44

Ca, mg/dL

10.24bc

0.87

10.14b

0.87

10.14a

1.09

10.30c

1.14

IP, mg/dL

6.75

1.88

6.57

2.15

6.79

1.63

6.68

2.96

Mg, mg/dL

2.57a

0.35

2.60a

0.37

2.59a

0.38

2.67b

0.45

  1. 1NP: non-pregnant, n = 592; EP: early pregnant, n = 686; MP: middle pregnant, n = 517; LP: late pregnant, n = 410.
  2. a-cValues followed by different letters within each component are significantly different (P < 0.05).