Table 6.
Effect of feed intake restriction during late pregnancy on acute phase protein in ewes’ liver
| Items | Day 140 | SEM | p-value | ||
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| RG11) | RG21) | CG1) | |||
| Hp (μg/mL) | 17.81a | 12.56a | 10.59a | 4.32 | 0.24 |
| CRP (μg/mL) | 93.52b | 154.58ab | 181.80a | 36.86 | 0.01 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; Hp, haptoglobin; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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).