Table-6.
Mean plasma triglycerides levels during peripartum period in buffaloes under nutrients supplemented and control groups and subgroups.
Days pre-and postpartum | Plasma triglycerides levels (mg/dl) | |||||
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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 | 24.57±2.59b | 23.69±2.96b | 24.13±1.91c | 23.20±3.14b | 23.19±1.82c | 23.20±1.74c |
−30 | 25.47±3.19b | 22.99±2.57b | 24.23±2.01c | 21.81±2.05ab | 21.14±1.59bc | 21.48±1.25bc |
−15 | 24.84±2.58b | 20.50±1.93ab | 22.67±1.65bc | 19.73±2.54ab | 20.67±2.43bc | 20.20±1.69bc |
0 | 14.46±1.97a | 12.84±1.94a | 13.65±1.35a | 12.62±2.92a | 13.15±1.44a | 12.88±1.56a |
15 | 19.26±1.96ab | 14.59±2.41a | 16.93±1.61a | 15.70±2.47ab | 16.38±2.51ab | 16.04±1.69ab |
30 | 18.55±2.60ab | 17.57±2.10ab | 18.06±1.62ab | 18.50±4.01ab | 15.99±1.95ab | 17.24±2.72ab |
45 | 17.98±2.64ab | 16.05±2.64ab | 17.01±1.83a | 17.20±3.55ab | 16.56±2.62ab | 16.88±2.12ab |
60 | 18.46±2.02ab | 17.48±2.50ab | 17.97±1.57ab | 18.61±3.60ab | 15.09±1.78ab | 16.85±1.99ab |
Overall | 20.45±0.94 | 18.21±0.92 | 19.33±0.66 | 18.42±1.11 | 17.77±0.81 | 18.10±0.68 |
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 (abc) differ significantly between periods (p<0.05)