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. 2018 May 31;96(8):3196–3207. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky220

Table 3.

Serum metabolite parameters of low (LRFI) and high (HRFI) residual feed intake pigs in control and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae + Lawsonia intracellularis dual-challenged (MhLI) groups at days post inoculation (dpi) 21

Item Treatment SEM P-value
LRFI-control HRFI-control LRFI-MHLI HRFI-MHLI MHLI Line MHLI x Line
BUN1, mg/dL 34.6 28.1 37.7 31.0 6.499 0.546 0.408 0.981
NEFA, mmol/liter 0.11 0.06 0.10 0.13 0.034 0.232 0.846 0.137
Glucose, μmol/liter 21.9 51.9 31.5 40.9 11.58 0.933 0.185 0.278
Glucagon, pmol/liter 0.91 1.01 0.70 0.79 0.443 0.541 0.853 0.981
Insulin, pmol/liter 56.0 81.3 68.3 103.0 22.51 0.237 0.334 0.756

Estimates are represented by 6 pigs per line x challenge.

1BUN = blood urea nitrogen.