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Table 2 Plasma biomarkers of inflammation (haptoglobin) and antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and milk markers of energy balance (G6P) in ewes treated with meloxicam at d 1 and 4 after lambing  

From: Postpartum meloxicam administration alters plasma haptoglobin, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and oxylipid concentrations in postpartum ewes

    

P-values1

CON

MEL

SEM

Trt

Cov

Cov × trt

Plasma

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

2063

1713

275

<  0.05

NS

0.04

 TEAC, mmol/L

1.00

1.00

0.02

NS

NS

NS

Milk

 G6P2, μmol/L

190.4

218.0

13.8

NS

0.01

0.09

 G6P3, % of glucose

76.2

82.6

2.80

NS

NS

NS

  1. 1NS: P > 0.10; Cov: effect of d 1 covariate
  2. 2Cov × cov: P = 0.01; Cov × cov × trt: P = 0.08
  3. 3Effect of haptoglobin covariate: P = 0.05
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891