Table 5. Relative mRNA abundance of neck subcutaneous adipose tissue genes [Log2 (14-ΔCt)] of Finnhorse mares grazed either on cultivated high-yielding pasture or semi-natural grassland.
| Time relative to the grazing season b | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before grazing (May) | After grazing (September) | ||||||||
| Gene a | NG | CG | SEM | P-value | NG | CG | SEM | P-value | Covariate c |
| ADIPOQ | 4.09 | 4.16 | 0.07 | 0.52 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 0.13 | 0.91 | 0.78 |
| ADIPOR1 | 3.67 | 3.74 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 3.70 | 3.87 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| ADIPOR2 | 3.58 | 3.71 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 3.61 | 3.72 | 0.15 | 0.49 | 0.85 |
| INSR | 4.33 | 4.25 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 4.20 | 4.02 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.98 |
| LEP | 4.10 | 4.05 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 3.97 | 3.77 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.43 |
| MCP-1 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.32 |
| RBP4 | 3.26 | 3.51 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| SCD | 3.75 | 3.81 | 0.11 | 0.71 | 3.70 | 4.02 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.57 |
| TNF | 2.41 | 2.90 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 2.24 | 2.31 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
a ADIPOQ, adiponectin; ADIPOR1, adiponectin receptor 1; ADIPOR2, adiponectin receptor 2; INSR, insulin receptor; LEP, leptin; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; RBP4, retinol binding protein 4; SCD, stearoyl-CoA desaturase; TNF, tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
bNG, semi-natural grassland group; CG, cultivated high-yielding pasture group.
cCovariate (May) was removed from the model, if the effect was not statistically significant (P > 0.10).