Table 4.
Characteristics of LH pulsatilityA among prepartum dietary treatments
| Week 1B | Week 2B | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Canola | Sunflower | Control | Canola | Sunflower | TrtC | Trt*wkD | |
| Cows (n) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||
| LH Mean | 0.25 ± 0.14 | 0.25 ± 0.15 | 0.28 ± 0.13 | 0.24 ± 0.14 | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 0.28 ± 0.14 | 0.53 | 0.51 |
| LH Min | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.10 ± 0.06 | 0.09 ± 0.05 | 0.11 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 0.10 ± 0.07 | 0.83 | 0.92 |
| LH Max | 0.62 ± 0.39 | 0.63 ± 0.42 | 1.27 ± 0.37 | 0.61 ± 0.39 | 1.49 ± 0.39 | 0.69 ± 0.39 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| Frequency | 3.91 ± 0.65 | 4.15 ± 0.69 | 4.75 ± 0.60 | 3.45 ± 0.63 | 4.95 ± 0.63 | 4.25 ± 0.63 | 0.30 | 0.55 |
| AmplitudeE | 0.38 ± 0.10 | 0.39 ± 0.10 | 0.44 ± 0.09 | 0.33 ± 0.09 | 0.52 ± 0.09 | 0.36 ± 0.09 | 0.61 | 0.54 |
ABlood samples were collected every 15 min for 6 h
BWeek 1: First week postpartum; Week 2: Second week postpartum; CTrt: Dietary treatment; Dwk: Postpartum week; EThe amplitude of LH pulses is defined as the height from the preceding nadir to maximum height