Table 1.

Reference values (at t=0) for the biological variables, birth weight and weaning weight (n=120)

	Units	Min	Max	Mean	SEM	F
Tympanic temperature	°C	36.100	40.257	39.168	0.050	258.110
White cells	log10(G/l)	0.491	1.472	1.188	0.011	572.970
Lymphocytes	%	46.600	91.900	67.477	0.555	112.180
Monocytes	%	3.900	16.200	8.557	0.191	69.500
Granulocytes	%	2.500	35.600	22.608	0.527	78.210
L/G ratio		1.355	36.760	3.466	0.295	64.650
Red cells	T/l	1.490	7.330	5.163	0.054	69.420
Mean corpuscular volume	fl	39.700	63.700	52.008	0.333	62.120
Hematocrit	%	6.800	37.400	26.828	0.299	78.990
Hemoglobin	g/dl	6.900	12.800	8.947	0.092	46.680
Red blood cells distribution width	fl	29.100	33.800	32.029	0.081	74.440
Platelets	log10(G/l)	2.330	2.998	2.667	0.011	227.400
Mean platelet volume	fl	7.600	13.000	9.682	0.102	71.210
Platelet distribution width	%	9.600	12.000	10.771	0.045	122.790
Cortisol	log10(ng/ml)	1.041	2.033	1.475	0.017	370.240
Free fatty acids	$\sqrt{\left(\text{mmol/l}\right)}$	0.079	0.560	0.162	0.005	111.040
Glucose	mmol/l	5.850	9.525	8.035	0.061	123.990
Bilirubin	μmol/l	4.660	13.000	8.523	0.190	178.610
Birth weight	kg	0.400	2.680	1.492	0.033
Weaning weight	kg	5.460	16.564	9.486	0.174

Results of the ANOVA for time effect (F value): all variables varied significatively during the experiment, with an FDR <10⁻¹², except for the weights (not tested because constant)