Table 4.

Correlations (P-values in parentheses) among NEFA concentrations at wk 1 and 3 postpartum, percentage transferable (% Trans), percentage degenerated (% Deg), percentage fertilized ova (% Fert), and percentage BW change (BWC) between calving and wk 3 and 9 postpartum

Item	NEFA, wk 1	NEFA, wk 3	BWC, wk 3	BWC, wk 9	% Fert	% Deg	% Trans
NEFA, wk 1	1	0.29 (0.02)	−0.32 (0.009)	−0.23 (0.07)	0.01 (0.94)	0.27 (0.03)	−0.19 (0.13)
NEFA, wk 3		1	−0.30 (0.01)	−0.48 (<0.001)	−0.06 (0.61)	0.16 (0.21)	−0.17 (0.18)
BWC, wk 3			1	0.73 (<0.001)	0.08 (0.54)	−0.33 (0.007)	0.30 (0.01)
BWC, wk 9				1	0.13 (0.31)	−0.28 (0.02)	0.31 (0.01)
% Fert					1	0.11 (0.35)	0.69 (<0.001)
% Deg						1	−0.64 (<0.001)