Table 2.
Overview of BCS values recorded per pH-code group with mean and standard error
| |
pH-code1 (pH ≤ 5.5) |
pH-code 2 (pH 5.6- 5.8) |
pH code 3 (pH ≥ 5.9) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |
|
BCS 1 |
3.08a |
0.05 |
3.12b |
0.05 |
3.27a,b |
0.04 |
|
BCS 2 |
3.09a |
0.05 |
3.13b |
0.05 |
3.26a,b |
0.04 |
| BCS 3 | 3.16a | 0.05 | 3.19b | 0.05 | 3.35a,b | 0.04 |
(BCS 1 recorded at 4–5 weeks prior to rumenocentesis, BCS 2 at rumenocentesis, BCS 3 four to five weeks after rumenocentesis). Differences in values with the same capital in upper case (a and b) are statistically significant.