Table 3. Biochemical analysis of peripheral blood in weaning calves during weaning transition.
| Items | Weaning group (n=7) | SEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week −1 | Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 3 | ||
| TP (g/dl) | 6.25 | 6.58 | 6.49 | 6.80a) | 0.17 |
| ALB (g/dl) | 3.47 | 3.61 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 0.06 |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 14.0 | 17.4 | 19.6a) | 19.8a) | 1.35 |
| T-BIL (mg/dl) | 0.093 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| GLU (mg/dl) | 93.4 | 93.4 | 89.9 | 100.1A) | 3.12 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 11.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.97 |
| T-CHO (mg/dl) | 100.3 | 89.7 | 65.6a) | 51.8a) | 5.19 |
| PL (mg/dl) | 109.0 | 96.5 | 78.3a) | 67.0a) | 5.58 |
| FFA (µEg/l) | 225.4 | 147.0 | 146.7 | 121.7A) | 30.1 |
| BHB (µmol/l) | 113.2 | 144.8 | 202.4a) | 283.7a) | 17.3 |
| Ca (mg/dl) | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| iP (mg/l) | 8.06 | 8.37 | 7.57 | 7.81 | 0.25 |
| AST (U/l) | 54.6 | 58.2 | 58.4 | 74.5a) | 3.95 |
| GGT (U/l) | 20.8 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 1.74 |
| ALP (U/l) | 634.3 | 671.5 | 646.4 | 757.7a) | 41.4 |
a, A) denotes significant difference (P<0.05 and 0.10, respectively) compared with Week −1.