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Table 2.

Changes in PGF_2αmetabolite and cortisol levels after induction of parturition by intramuscular injection of dexamethasone to 4 late pregnant heifers.

	PGF2α metabolite			Cortisol

ID	Initial levels pmol/L mean ± SD of the first 10 samples	Levels during luteolysis pmol/L mean (range)	Max values at parturition pmol/L	Basal levels nmol/L mean ± SD	Levels at parturition nmol/L
A^d	322 ± 90	1878 (1134–2689)	13347	7.4 ± 1.4	33.6
B	209 ± 34	2157 (1863–2575)	21206	5.6 ± 1.7	7.8
C	147 ± 13	1323 (883–1856)	16587	7.5 ± 3.0	13.2
D^d	256 ± 18	1762 (1155–2091)	13699	6.3 ± 1.7	65.5

^dRetained foetal membranes