Table 4.

Minimum Plasma Nonesterified Fatty Acid (NEFA) and Triacylglyceride (TAG) Reached During the Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test.^a

	HBCS (n = 13)	LBCS (n = 10)	P value
Minimum NEFA, μmol/L	63.36 ± 8.38	51.74 ± 9.21	.37
Delta minimum NEFA, μmol/L (from baseline)	−406.82 ± 52.28	−405.34 ± 36.55	.98
Time to minimum NEFA, min	98.57 ± 7.97	120.00 ± 0.00	.03b
Minimum TAG, μmol/L	7.79 ± 0.85	6.59 ± 0.93	.36
Delta minimum TAG, μmol/L (from baseline)	−12.70 ± 2.87	−11.24 ± 2.06	.84
Time to minimum TAG, min	63.85 ± 9.56	80.50 ± 19.09	.41

^a Measurements on offspring of higher body condition score (HBCS) and lower body condition score (LBCS) ewes. Data are shown as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM).

^b P < .05, significant difference between dietary groups.