Table 5.
Serum α-1 glycoprotein (AGP) as affected by handling, stocking density, and distance in road transported cattle.
| Parameters | AGP |
|---|---|
| Main Effects | |
| Handling | |
| Preload | 77.81 ± 0.63 c |
| Unload | 179.44 ± 2.78 a |
| Slaughter | 169.83 ± 1.37 b |
| Density | |
| 200 kg | 134.30 ± 4.87 c |
| 400 kg | 141.85 ± 5.63 b |
| 600 kg | 150.98 ± 6.42 a |
| Distance | |
| 450 km | 135.72 ± 4.05 b |
| 850 km | 149.01 ± 5.14 a |
| p-value | |
| Handling | <0.0001 |
| Density | <0.0001 |
| Distance | <0.0001 |
| Handling*Density | <0.0001 |
| Handling*Distance | <0.0001 |
| Distance*Density | 0.2100 |
a–c, means within columns with no common lowercase letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05. * denotes interaction.