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Table 3 Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations (μmol/L) in control ewes and ewes treated with 90 mg meloxicam on d 1 and 4 after lambing

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

     

P-values1

Fatty acid

CON

MEL

SEM

Trt

Cov

Lambs

Linoleic acid2

C18:2 (n-6)

97.61

86.50

16.07

NS

<  0.05

<  0.01

α-linolenic acid

C18:3 (n-3)

60.50

61.20

14.27

0.16

NS

<  0.01

Arachidonic acid3

C20:4 (n-6)

4.81

10.15

1.66

<  0.01

0.01

<  0.01

Eicosapentaenoic acid

C20:5 (n-3)

1.13

0.94

0.20

NS

NS

0.06

Dihomo-linolenic acid

C20:6 (n-6)

0.33

2.22

0.34

NS

0.03

NS

Adrenic acid

C22:4

0.016

0.013

0.002

NS

0.09

NS

Docosahexaenoic acid

C22:6 (n-3)

4.11

3.55

0.70

0.15

0.11

0.02

Total

 

263.6

289.6

40.4

NS

NS

<  0.01

  1. 1NS: P > 0.20; Cov: effect of d 1 covariate
  2. 2loghaptocov × trt: P = 0.03
  3. 3cov × trt: P = 0.01; cov × cov: P = 0.04; cov × cov × trt: P = 0.01; trt × lambs: P <  0.01; loghaptocov: P <  0.05; loghaptocov × trt: P <  0.01
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891