Table-4.
Mean plasma total protein levels during peripartum period in buffaloes under nutrients supplemented and control groups and subgroups.
| Days pre-and postpartum | Plasma total protein levels (g/dl) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment group | Control group | |||||
| Subgroup-I (n=9) | Subgroup-II (n=9) | Pooled (n=18) | Subgroup-I (n=7) | Subgroup-II (n=7) | Pooled (n=14) | |
| −60 | 7.77±0.18ab | 7.66±0.11b | 7.72±0.10bc | 7.81±0.24 | 7.65±0.16ab | 7.73±0.14ab |
| −30 | 8.16±0.16b | 7.94±0.12b | 8.05±0.10c | 7.74±0.25 | 7.87±0.27b | 7.81±0.18b |
| −15 | 8.00±0.20ab | 7.76±0.22b | 7.88±0.15b | 7.75±0.21 | 7.51±0.12ab | 7.63±0.12ab |
| 0 | 7.26±0.32a | 7.35±0.13a | 7.31±0.17a | 7.53±0.16 | 7.04±0.20a | 7.29±0.14a |
| 15 | 7.63±0.21ab | 7.80±0.04b | 7.72±0.11b | 7.72x±0.12 | 7.07y±0.09a | 7.41±0.12ab |
| 30 | 7.58x±0.17ab | 8.08y±0.10b | 7.83p±0.12bc | 7.63±0.12 | 7.14±0.24a | 7.38q±0.15ab |
| 45 | 7.90±0.33ab | 7.81±0.19b | 7.86±0.19bc | 7.76±0.07 | 7.32±0.20ab | 7.54±0.12ab |
| 60 | 7.82±0.21ab | 7.93±0.09b | 7.87p±0.11bc | 7.74±0.16 | 7.19±0.23a | 7.47q±0.16ab |
| Overall | 7.83±0.09 | 7.85±0.05 | 7.84p±0.05 | 7.71x±0.06 | 7.35y±0.08 | 7.53q±0.05 |
Subgroup-I=Micro-minerals 5 ml i/m, Subgroup-II=Micro-minerals control, Day 0=Day of calving. Means bearing uncommon superscripts within the column differ significantly between periods (abc) and those within the row differ between sub-groups (xy) or groups (pq) (p<0.05)