Table 6.

Association of pre- (−21 to −1 day) and postpartum (1 to 28 days) dry matter intake as percentage of body weight (DMI%BW), energy balance (EB), and energy-corrected milk (ECM) with other digestion disorders (ODDZ) postpartum according to multivariable analysis.

	Prepartum		p -Value			Postpartum		p -Value
	ODDZ	No ODDZ	ODDZ	Day	ODDZ × day	ODDZ	No ODDZ	ODDZ	Day	ODDZ × day
DMI%BW	1.55 ± 0.07	1.59 ± 0.02	0.51	<0.01	<0.01	2.23 ± 0.15	2.68 ± 0.15	0.04	<0.01	0.37
EB (Mcal/day)	1.9 ± 0.7	2.4 ± 0.2	0.53	<0.01	<0.01	−7.4 ± 1.7	−5.4 ± 1.7	0.40	<0.01	0.53
ECM (kg/day)	–	–	–	–	–	30.5 ± 1.9	34.3 ± 1.9	0.57	<0.01	0.96

ODDZ, other digestive disorders that include sand impaction, cecal dilation, bloat, diarrhea, and constipation; Day, day relative to parturition; ODDZ × day, interaction between other digestive disorders and day.