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. 2018 Jul 26;32(2):217–223. doi: 10.5713/ajas.18.0331

Table 4.

Effect of feed intake restriction during late pregnancy on CHE, LPL, HL, TG in ewe’s liver and on NEFA, BHBA in ewe’s blood

Items Day 140 SEM p-value

RG11) RG21) CG1)
In liver
 CHE (U/mg) 13.84b 19.31ab 20.10a 1.25 0.021
 LPL (U/mg) 2.27b 2.79b 4.03a 0.19 0.0003
 HL (U/mg) 2.32b 3.05b 4.44a 0.26 0.0008
 TG (mmol/g) 1.89a 0.51b 0.44b 0.16 0.0001
In blood
 NEFA (μmol/L) 1,236.80a 1,186.50a 415.75b 57.92 0.0001
 BHBA (mmol/L) 2.61a 0.76b 0.53b 0.15 0.0001

CHE, acetylcholinesterase; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; HL, hepatic lipase; TG, triglycerides; NEFA, nonesterified free fatty acids; BHBA, β-hydroxybutyric acid; SEM, standard error of the mean.

1)

RG1, restricted group 1 (0.18 MJ ME/kg W0.75 d); RG2, restricted group 2 (0.33 MJ ME/kg W0.75 d); CG, control group, ad libitum (0.67 MJ ME/kg W0.75 d).

a–b

Within a row, means with different letters differ (p<0.05).