Table 4.
Effects of different dietary levels of energy on the plasma chemical parameters of growing yaks.
| Item | Treatments | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEG | MEG | HEG | ||
| TP, g/L | 59.26 ± 1.260 | 59.88 ± 0.923 | 60.12 ± 0.546 | 0.979 |
| ALB, g/L | 27.50 ± 0.658 | 28.89 ± 0.706 | 29.37 ± 0.277 | 0.382 |
| GLOB, g/L | 31.77 ± 0.870 | 30.94 ± 0.690 | 30.75 ± 0.381 | 0.328 |
| GLU, mmol/L | 3.98 ± 0.036b | 4.11 ± 0.090b | 4.46 ± 0.084a | <0.001 |
| TG, nmol/L | 0.10 ± 0.004 | 0.09 ± 0.005 | 0.08 ± 0.010 | 0.063 |
| BUN, mmol/L | 3.17 ± 0.067 | 3.15 ± 0.098 | 3.05 ± 0.317 | 0.439 |
| ALT, U/L | 3.47 ± 0.268a | 3.22 ± 0.076b | 3.15 ± 0.073b | 0.004 |
| AST, U/L | 44.16 ± 1.38a | 42.17 ± 0.816b | 40.43 ± 0.640b | <0.001 |
| ALP, U/L | 43.67 ± 3.400 | 42.12 ± 2.158 | 41.12 ± 0.746 | 0.057 |
TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLOB, globulin; GLU, glucose; TG, triglyceride; BUN, urea nitrogen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase. Different lowercase superscript indicates significant difference of p < 0.05.