Table 2.
Inflammatory markers in groups low, moderate, and high serum concentration for each week group of heifer calves (W1: ages 1–7 days; W2: ages 7–14 days; W3: ages 15–21 days), ns indicates the number of samples.
| W1 (ns = 67) | W2 (ns = 95) | W3 (ns = 83) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAA (mg/L) | Low | 55.2–112.6 (22) | 34.0–101.2 (31) | 13.2–59.1 (28) |
| Moderate | 113.0–159.1 (22) | 102.1–154.3 (32) | 60.4–103.1 (28) | |
| High | 164.3–347.7 (23) | 156.5–487.9 (32) | 103.8–316.7 (27) | |
| Hp (mg/L) | Low | 97–168 (23) | 119–196 (31) | 85–164 (28) |
| Moderate | 170–260 (22) | 199–716 (32) | 165–400 (28) | |
| High | 262–1899 (22) | 732–2830 (32) | 403–2416 (27) | |
| IL-6 (ng/L) | Low | 2.5–6.4 (23) | 2.5–4.2 (32) | 2.5–6.3 (29) |
| Moderate | 6.6–14.6 (22) | 4.3–9.4 (32) | 6.6–10.8 (27) | |
| High | 16.2–82.2 (22) | 9.7–130.7 (31) | 10.9–43.6 (27) | |
| TNF-α (ng/L) | Low | 70–310 (22) | 50–210 (32) | 50–110 (29) |
| Moderate | 330–660 (22) | 220–380 (31) | 120–220 (26) | |
| High | 670–2800 (23) | 390–4200 (32) | 230–910 (28) |
SAA—serum amyloid A; Hp—haptoglobin; IL-6—interleukin-6; TNF-α—tumour necrosis factor-alpha.