Table 1. Separate analysis of variance for effect of maternal traits on milk composition in phase 2B and phase 3 of lactation in the Tammar wallaby.
Milk components | |||||||
Protein | Carbohydrates | Lipids | |||||
Phase of Lactation | Maternal factors | F | P-value | F | P-value | F | P-value |
2B | Body weight | 3.063 | 0.118 | 0.604 | 0.459 | 0.064 | 0.806 |
Body size | 2.936 | 0.125 | 0.329 | 0.582 | 0.000 | 0.995 | |
Body mass index | 3.036 | 0.120 | 0.641 | 0.446 | 0.077 | 0.788 | |
Change in body weight | 0.506 | 0.497 | 1.012 | 0.344 | 0.887 | 0.374 | |
3 | Body weight | 1.466 | 0.293 | 0.568 | 0.493 | 0.003 | 0.957 |
Body size | 1.382 | 0.305 | 0.544 | 0.502 | 0.004 | 0.952 | |
Body mass index | 1.476 | 0.291 | 0.530 | 0.507 | 0.002 | 0.962 | |
Change in body weight | 0.427 | 0.549 | 9.241 | 0.038* | 0.139 | 0.728 |
Maternal factors had no influence on milk components during early lactation (phase 2B), while change in maternal weight during late lactation influenced milk carbohydrates.