Table-4.
Mean (±SE) mRNA expression of IL-6 gene in control and treatment groups of buffaloes during pre and postpartum period in different seasons.
| Days relative to calving | Summer | Winter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Treatment | Control | Treatment | |
| −30 | 1.00aA±0.00 | 1.00aA±0.00 | 1.00aA±0.00 | 1.00aA±0.00 |
| −21 | 1.08aA±0.03 | 1.03aA±0.02 | 1.04aA±0.02 | 1.01aA±0.01 |
| −15 | 1.43bA±0.03 | 1.32bA±0.03 | 1.28bA±0.02 | 1.15bB±0.02 |
| −7 | 2.71eA±0.02 | 2.14eB±0.02 | 2.06dA±0.03 | 1.93dB±0.03 |
| 0 | 4.13fA±0.02 | 3.64gB±0.03 | 3.32fA±0.02 | 3.21fA±0.03 |
| 7 | 2.68eA±0.02 | 2.48fB±0.03 | 2.21eA±0.02 | 2.10eA±0.02 |
| 15 | 2.16dA±0.03 | 2.02dB±0.03 | 2.03dA±0. 03 | 1.89dB±0.03 |
| 21 | 1.82cA±0.03 | 1.69cA±0.03 | 1.79cA±0.03 | 1.65cB±0.03 |
a,b,c,d,e,f,g and A,B
means with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05) in a column and in a row of each season, respectively. IL-6=Interleukin-6, SE=Standard error