Table 1.
Summary of statistical values for clinical biochemistry analytes from calves of 24 h (24 h after colostrum taking), 2, 5, and 7 weeks of age.
| Analyte | ALT | AST | Cholesterol | Creatinine | GGT | Glucose | GPx | Haptoglobin | NEFAs | TGs | TP | SOD | Urea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | U/L | U/L | mg/dL | mg/dL | U/L | mg/dL | U/L | mg/mL | mmol/L | mg/dL | g/dL | U/mL | mg/dL | |
| 24 h | Mean | 12.1 | 87.5 | 36.1 | 1.22 | 1459.8 | 125.8 | 737.1 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 39.1 | 6.02 | 0.90 | 19.4 |
| Median | 10.8 | 85.0 | 33.6 | 1.20 | 1303.0 | 119.4 | 632.0 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 38.2 | 6.15 | 0.53 | 19.3 | |
| SD | 4.4 | 20.4 | 11.1 | 0.17 | 831.3 | 28.5 | 347.4 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 19.7 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 5.6 | |
| Minimum | 6.8 | 53.0 | 20.6 | 0.96 | 288.0 | 68.5 | 343.1 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 13.5 | 4.42 | 0.05 | 8.7 | |
| Maximum | 22.3 | 134.0 | 67.4 | 1.64 | 3170.0 | 211.1 | 1650.4 | 0.32 | 0.77 | 87.0 | 7.43 | 2.79 | 34.9 | |
| N | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Method | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Untrans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Untrans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | Trans. Std. | |
| 2 w | Mean | 6.8 | 36.6 | 71.5 | 1.00 | 100.8 | 110.6 | 505.0 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 19.6 | 5.11 | 0.31 | 15.2 |
| Median | 6.6 | 38.0 | 78.3 | 0.99 | 76.0 | 110.6 | 452.4 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 16.0 | 5.10 | 0.25 | 13.9 | |
| SD | 1.7 | 9.3 | 29.3 | 0.20 | 70.6 | 22.1 | 194.0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 12.1 | 0.63 | 0.21 | 7.9 | |
| Minimum | 3.3 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.54 | 12.0 | 65.4 | 231.6 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 0.02 | 6.3 | |
| Maximum | 12.1 | 60.0 | 145.0 | 1.71 | 348.0 | 222.5 | 1610.7 | 1.48 | 0.31 | 81.8 | 7.14 | 1.33 | 92.7 | |
| N | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 190 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 185 | 188 | |
| Method | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 5 w | Mean | 8.3 | 42.2 | 82.1 | 0.83 | 24.5 | 101.8 | 421.1 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 21.9 | 4.99 | 0.23 | 13.9 |
| Median | 8.1 | 42.0 | 77.0 | 0.82 | 23.0 | 101.4 | 383.0 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 18.1 | 4.99 | 0.20 | 13.7 | |
| SD | 2.1 | 15.0 | 29.4 | 0.16 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 157.6 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 3.9 | |
| Minimum | 4.3 | 19.0 | 30.6 | 0.50 | 7.0 | 43.8 | 242.2 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 7.4 | 3.77 | 0.02 | 6.3 | |
| Maximum | 19.5 | 178.0 | 187.7 | 1.40 | 54.0 | 157.9 | 1525.3 | 2.21 | 0.30 | 71.7 | 6.49 | 0.94 | 27.3 | |
| N | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 191 | 193 | |
| Method | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 7 w | Mean | 9.5 | 37.5 | 65.5 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 93.0 | 437.1 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 24.1 | 4.80 | 0.23 | 11.2 |
| Median | 9.4 | 36.5 | 64.9 | 0.66 | 16.0 | 93.3 | 413.2 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 21.5 | 4.70 | 0.20 | 10.9 | |
| SD | 2.4 | 10.8 | 23.0 | 0.12 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 128.0 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 14.3 | 0.54 | 0.13 | 2.9 | |
| Minimum | 4.7 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 0.43 | 8.0 | 59.2 | 262.4 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 6.1 | 3.66 | 0.01 | 5.8 | |
| Maximum | 19.0 | 77.0 | 133.4 | 1.03 | 31.0 | 147.8 | 1330.8 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 101.9 | 6.47 | 0.66 | 18.8 | |
| N | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 134 | |
| Method | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP |
SD, Standard Deviation; N, Number of animals; ALT, Alanine Aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; GGT, Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase; GPx, Glutathione Peroxidase; NEFAs, Non-Esterified Fatty Acids; TGs, Triglycerides; TP, Total Proteins; SOD, Superoxide Dismutase.
Methods: NP, Non-parametric; Trans. Std., Transformed data using standard method; Untrans. Std., Untransformed data using standard method.