. 2010 Jul 20;6:38. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-38

Table 5.

Treatment means (n = 12 animals per treatment) with SE¹for plasma urea, βHB and creatine kinase activity pre (-0.25 h) and post-transport (0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 h).

Transport	-0.25 h pre	0 h post	1 h post	2 h post	4 h post	6 h post	8 h post	12 h post	24 h post	SE¹	Effect of time²
Urea (mmol/L)
J 0	2.3^a	4.1^b	4.1^b	4.3^b	4.6^b	4.6^b	4.3^b	3.5^b	2.9^ab	0.29	P = 0.001
J 6	2.4^a	2.9^b	3.0^b	3.2^b	3.7^b	4.2^b	4.5^b	4.4^b	3.6^ab	0.14	P = 0.001
J 9	3.2^a	3.5^b	3.6^b	3.9^b	4.1^ab	4.4^ab	4.3^ab	3.7^ab	2.9^ab	0.25	P = 0.001
J 12	3.3^a	4.1^b	4.3^b	4.5^b	4.8^b	4.7^b	4.2^b	3.5^ab	2.6^ab	0.19	P = 0.001
J 18	2.2^a	4.3^b	4.5^b	4.6^b	4.8^b	4.5^b	4.0^b	3.2^b	2.3^ab	0.17	P = 0.001
J 24	2.4^a	5.4^b	5.4^b	5.5^b	5.7^b	5.7^b	5.4^b	4.3^b	2.8^ab	0.27	P = 0.001
βHB (mmol/L)
J 0	0.18^a	0.22^ab	0.20^ab	0.19^ab	0.25^ab	0.29^b	0.36^b	0.28^b	0.29^b	0.03	P = 0.001
J 6	0.17^a	0.16^ab	0.17^ab	0.22^b	0.25^b	0.25	0.25^b	0.24^b	0.26^b	0.01	P = 0.001
J 9	0.18^a	0.16^ab	0.19^ab	0.25^b	0.31^b	0.32^b	0.30^b	0.28^b	0.30^b	0.02	P = 0.001
J 12	0.20^a	0.16^ab	0.17^ab	0.23^ab	0.28^b	0.30^b	0.29^b	0.25^b	0.32^b	0.15	P = 0.001
J 18	0.18^b	0.20^ab	0.14^ab	0.18^ab	0.20^ab	0.28^b	0.27^b	0.28^b	0.31^b	0.02	P = 0.001
J 24	0.20^a	0.18^ab	0.14^ab	0.17^ab	0.22^ab	0.27^ab	0.36^b	0.39^b	0.34^b	0.20	P = 0.001
CK (U/L)
J 0	159.6^a	437.1^b	511.4^b	551.4^b	552.4^b	524.8^b	483.6^b	430.4^ab	381.0^ab	60.3	P = 0.86
J 6	160.6^a	377.9^ab	443.9^ab	521.1^ab	627.0^b	691.4^b	605.6 ^b	487.42^b	427.2^ab	69.5	P = 0.44
J 9	242.2^a	428.3^ab	522.7^b	469.7^ab	511.1^ab	469.0^ab	357.4^ab	364.5^ab	319.6^ab	286.0	P = 0.53
J 12	187.7^a	368.5^ab	398.2^ab	548.3^b	545.0^b	497.3^b	494.8^b	431.7^b	404.6^ab	77.5	P = 0.04
J 18	159.6^a	472.9^ab	497.1^ab	467.1^b	445.3^b	477.9^b	475.7^b	437.5^b	393.4^ab	124.0	P = 0.17
J 24	162.3^a	496.20^b	545.7^b	598.6^b	598.7^b	600.0^b	631.6^b	552.0^b	340.3^ab	92.8	P = 0.02

Control = J 0 not transported; animals transported for journey (J) durations of 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 hours (h) by road at a stocking density of 1.02 m²per animal. ^a,b,within a row, means differ from pre-transport baseline (-0.25 h pre-transport) at P < 0.05. ¹Standard error (SE). ²Effect of time (exact P value).