Table 7.
Effect of pasture diversity (diverse or simple) and spatial arrangement (mix or separated) on blood parameters of dairy cows.
| Items 1 | Diverse | Simple | SEM 2 | p Values 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mix | Separated | Mix | Separated | D | SA | D × SA | ||
| Hematocrit, % | 33.0 ab | 34.3 a | 34.7 a | 31.0 b | 1.01 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| Metabolism | ||||||||
| Glucose, mM | 3.94 | 3.83 | 3.87 | 3.82 | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.74 |
| Cholesterol, mM | 5.12 | 5.32 | 5.25 | 4.93 | 0.28 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.38 |
| NEFA, mM | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.57 |
| Liver function | ||||||||
| Albumins, g/L | 36.8 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.84 | 0.06 |
| Total Bilirubin, µM | 1.75 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 1.85 | 0.14 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 0.08 |
| AST/GOT, U/L | 113.0 | 121.6 | 123.2 | 117.9 | 4.74 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 0.19 |
| Haptoglobin, g/L | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.14 |
| N metabolism and kidney | ||||||||
| Creatinine, µM | 66.4 | 67.2 | 68.9 | 67.9 | 1.11 | 0.20 | 0.94 | 0.45 |
| Urea, mM | 3.46 b | 2.48 b | 3.49 b | 5.22 a | 0.36 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.01 |
a,b Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p ≤ 0.05). 1 AST/GOT: Aspartate aminotransferase/glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; NEFA: Non esterified fatty acids; 2 SEM: Standard error for interaction; 3 D: Diversity; SA: Spatial arrangement; D × SA: Interaction.