Table 3.
Effects of prepartum diets on plasma metabolites concentration
| Prepartum diets | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Canola | Sunflower | TrtA | Trt*wkB | |
| (n = 11) | (n = 10) | (n = 10) | |||
| NEFA(mEq/dL) | 0.40 | 0.05 | |||
| wk-3 | 81 ± 5¥ | 95 ± 5¥ | 85 ± 5 | ||
| wk0 | 507 ± 54 | 397 ± 61 | 441 ± 54 | ||
| wk1 | 392 ± 48 | 439 ± 50 | 453 ± 50 | ||
| wk2 | 584 ± 64§a | 428 ± 68§ab | 381 ± 68b | ||
| BHBA (mg/dL) | 0.28 | 0.42 | |||
| wk-3 | 11.3 ± 0.5 | 9.9 ± 0.5 | 9.7 ± 0.5 | ||
| wk0 | 10.1 ± 0.8 | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 10.3 ± 0.8 | ||
| wk1 | 12.0 ± 1.0 | 12.9 ± 1.0 | 11.2 ± 1.0 | ||
| wk2 | 14.2 ± 1.1 | 11.9 ± 1.1 | 11.7 ± 1.1 | ||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 0.50 | 0.78 | |||
| wk-3 | 56.3 ± 1.4 | 58.1 ± 1.3 | 58.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| wk0 | 77.9 ± 5.3 | 75.9 ± 5.5 | 80.6 ± 5.5 | ||
| wk1 | 49.8 ± 1.5 | 48.7 ± 1.5 | 50.9 ± 1.5 | ||
| wk2 | 46.0 ± 1.5 | 47.7 ± 1.5 | 50.4 ± 1.5 | ||
a,b: P = 0.03;¥ Control tended (P = 0.07) to have lower NEFA concentration than canola; §Control tended (P = 0.10) to have greater NEFA concentration than canola
ATrt: Dietary treatment
Bwk: Postpartum week
wk-3: 2 weeks after the initiation of prepartum diets; wk0: calving; wk1: first week postpartum; wk2: second week postpartum