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

Table 6.

Treatment means (n = 12 animals per treatment) with SE¹for plasma haptoglobin, glucose and NEFA 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
Haptoglobin (Hgb binding capacity/L)
J 0	0.16 ^a	0.34^ab	0.34^ab	0.32^ab	0.34^ab	0.32^ab	0.33^ab	0.36^ab	0.60^b	0.09	P = 0.19
J 6	0.10	0.08	0.09	0.10	0.12	0.11	0.09	0.11	0.16	0.01	P = 0.0002
J 9	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.18	0.19	0.22	0.29	0.08	P = 0.96
J 12	0.10^a	0.14^ab	0.17^b	0.14^ab	0.13^ab	0.13^ab	0.14^ab	0.17^b	0.23^b	0.02	P = 0.013
J 18	0.09^a	0.16^ab	0.15^ab	0.13^ab	0.14^ab	0.14^ab	0.14^ab	0.14^ab	0.26^b	0.03	P = 0.03
J 24	0.05^a	0.12^ab	0.13^ab	0.12^ab	0.11^ab	0.14^b	0.24^b	0.25^b	0.41^b	0.03	P = 0.0001
Glucose (mmol/L)
J 0	4.7^a	4.1^b	4.3^ab	4.3^ab	3.8^b	4.0^b	4.0^b	4.1^b	4.4^ab	0.14	P = 0.002
J 6	4.7^a	4.9^ab	5.4^b	5.4^b	4.9^ab	4.9^ab	4.9^ab	4.9^ab	4.2^ab	0.22	P = 0.01
J 9	4.4^a	5.7^b	5.5^b	5.2^b	4.7^ab	4.6^ab	4.4^ab	4.3^ab	4.3^ab	0.15	P = 0.0001
J 12	4.8^a	6.3^b	6.0^b	5.5^b	5.3^ab	4.9^ab	4.8^ab	4.6^ab	4.7^ab	0.20	P = 0.0001
J 18	4.7^a	5.7^b	5.9^b	5.1^ab	4.7^ab	4.5^ab	4.5^ab	4.2^ab	4.4^ab	0.22	P = 0.0001
J 24	4.3^a	5.8^b	5.4^b	5.1^b	4.8^ab	4.6^ab	4.2^ab	4.1^ab	4.2^ab	0.19	P = 0.0001
NEFA (μmol/L)
J 0	0.25^a	0.88^b	0.69^b	0.42^b	0.34^ab	0.32^ab	0.29^ab	0.22^ab	0.56^b	0.05	P = 0.0001
J 6	0.26^a	0.35^ab	0.19^ab	0.14^ab	0.15^ab	0.18^ab	0.25^ab	0.42^b	0.23^ab	0.04	P = 0.0001
J 9	0.24^a	0.32^ab	0.12^b	0.09^b	0.10^b	0.13^b	0.15^ab	0.22^ab	0.22^ab	0.03	P = 0.0001
J 12	0.28^a	0.32^ab	0.12^b	0.11^b	0.12^b	0.15^b	0.21^ab	0.21^ab	0.35^ab	0.03	P = 0.0001
J 18	0.19^a	0.40^b	0.17^ab	0.16^ab	0.23^ab	0.30^ab	0.25^ab	0.30^ab	0.55^b	0.06	P = 0.0001
J 24	0.27^a	0.44^b	0.40^b	0.25^ab	0.22^ab	0.22^ab	0.15^ab	0.13^ab	0.48^b	0.04	P = 0.0001

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).