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Table 3 Serum metabolites and growth index of calves feeding on different sources of milk

From: Effects of feeding untreated, pasteurized and acidified waste milk and bunk tank milk on the performance, serum metabolic profiles, immunity, and intestinal development in Holstein calves

Itemsd

Treatmentsc

BTM

UWM

PWM

AWM

TP on 48 h, g/L

6.02 ± 0.14

5.98 ± 0.13

5.55 ± 0.14

5.61 ± 0.13

TP, g/L

56.2 ± 5.16b

71.3 ± 2.46a

48.5 ± 2.91b

45. 7 ± 4.70b

ALB, g/L

16.3 ± 2.01b

22.5 ± 1.91a

13.8 ± 0.60b

13.0 ± 1.39b

HDL, mmol/L

1.03 ± 0.16b

1.62 ± 0.28a

1.12 ± 0.13ab

1.11 ± 0.08ab

LDL, mmol/L

0.32 ± 0.18

0.47 ± 0.11

0.29 ± 0.08

0.19 ± 0.04

UN, mmol/L

2.86 ± 0.23

3.17 ± 0.16

2.83 ± 0.29

2.49 ± 0.28

Cr, μmol/L

79.0 ± 8.07

67.3 ± 3.86

63.8 ± 3.28

71.8 ± 8.62

TG, mmol/L

0.30 ± 0.05ab

0.36 ± 0.05a

0.26 ± 0.03ab

0.18 ± 0.02b

TC, mmol/L

1.48 ± 0.25b

2.25 ± 0.33a

1.52 ± 0.18b

1.38 ± 0.09b

BIL, μmol/L

6.90 ± 0.77

6.93 ± 0.71

4.78 ± 0.43

6.12 ± 1.32

GC, pg/mL

559 ± 84.6b

811 ± 21.4a

320 ± 76.2b

203 ± 27.0b

GH, ng/mL

1.26 ± 0.27b

2.00 ± 0.18a

1.58 ± 0.09ab

1.82 ± 1.15ab

  1. a,bMeans within a row not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. c BTM bunk tank milk group, UWM untreated waste milk group, PWM pasteurized waste milk group, AWM acidified waste milk group
  3. d TP total protein, ALB albumin, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, UN urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, BIL bilirubin, GC glucagon, GH growth hormone