Table 4.

Cyclooxygenase-derived oxylipids in plasma in control ewes and ewes treated with 90 mg meloxicam on d 1 and 4 after lambing (mean ± SEM; μmol/L)

					P-values1
Oxylipid2	Substrate3	CON	MEL	SEM	Trt	Cov	Cov × cov	Hpcov × trt
PGE2	ArA	0.19	0.15	0.03	NS	0.10	NS	NS
PGF2α	ArA	0.21	0.09	0.03	<  0.01	<  0.01	<  0.01	0.10
12-HHTrE	ArA	0.79	0.98	0.11	NS	NS	NS	0.04
TXB2	ArA	1.67	2.12	0.78	NS	NS	NS	NS

¹NS: P > 0.10; Cov = d 1 covariate values

²PG Prostaglandin, HHTrE Hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid, TXB₂ Thromboxane B₂

³ArA Arachidonic acid