Table-5.
Mean (±SE) mRNA expression of TNF-a 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 | 1.13bA±0.02 | 1.10aA±0.03 | 1.08aA±0.03 | 1.03aA±0.02 |
| −15 | 2.43dA±0.03 | 1.83bB±0.03 | 1.70bA±0.03 | 1.51bB±0.03 |
| −7 | 2.78eA±0.02 | 1.97cB±0.03 | 1.95dA±0.03 | 1.67cB±0.03 |
| 0 | 3.12fA±0.02 | 2.85dB±0.02 | 2.10eA±0.03 | 1.93dB±0.03 |
| 7 | 4.91gA±0.02 | 3.71eB±0.03 | 3.14fA±0.03 | 2.92eB±0.02 |
| 15 | 2.37dA±0.03 | 2.03cB±0.03 | 2.15eA±0.03 | 1.91dB±0.03 |
| 21 | 2.10cA±0.03 | 1.74bB±0.03 | 1.54bA±0.03 | 1.41bA±0.03 |
a,b,c,d,e and A,B
means with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05) in a column and in a row of each season, respectively. TNF-a=Tumor necrosis factor alpha, SE=Standard error