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Table 1 Serum metabolites and hepatic triglyceride concentrations of cows treated with or without dietary carnitine 

From: Changes of the liver metabolome following an intravenous lipopolysaccharide injection in Holstein cows supplemented with dietary carnitine

Metabolites

CAR group

SEM

CON group

SEM

P-value

Before LPS

After LPS

Before LPS

After LPS

LPS

CAR

Interaction

BHB, μmol/L

0.57

0.79

0.06

0.40

0.88

0.05

 < 0.01

0.60

0.05

FFAs, μmol/L

0.14

0.22

0.02

0.12

0.22

0.02

 < 0.01

0.91

0.10

Serum TG, μmol/L

0.13

0.11

0.006

0.12

0.12

0.004

 < 0.01

1.00

0.06

Hepatic TG, nmol/mg

8.19

5.23

0.62

8.52

5.79

0.70

 < 0.01

0.62

NI1

  1. 1NI Not included in the mixed model due to the non-significant interaction P-value (> 0.10). CAR Carnitine-treated, CON Control, BHB Beta-hydroxybutyrate, FFAs Free fatty acids, TG triglycerides
  2. ‘Before LPS’ refers to lactation d 100, while ‘after LPS’ refers to lactation d 112
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891