Table 3.

Least squares means ± SEM for body weight in (kg), average daily gain^†,‡ (kg/d, plasma NEFA (mmol/L), β-HB (μmol/L), and cortisol (ng/mL) concentration for groups of calves weaned with intranasal oxytocin (n = 10) or intranasal saline (n = 10) on days 0, 1, 7, and 14 after weaning

	Oxytocin				Saline				P-Values
	Day 0	Day 1	Day 7	Day 14	Day 0	Day 1	Day 7	Day 14	Trt	Day	Trt × Day
Body Weight	194.4 ± 2.72	184.9 ± 2.72	197.2 ± 2.72	202.1 ± 2.72	193.0 ± 2.72	182.3 ± 2.72	196.7 ± 2.72	200.3 ± 2.72	0.67	<0.01	0.82
Average daily gain	—	—	0.40 ± 0.27†	1.54 ± 0.27‡	—	—	0.53 ± 0.27†	1.14 ± 0.27‡	0.70	<0.01	0.54
NEFA	0.25 ± 0.06	0.42 ± 0.06	0.45 ± 0.06	0.41 ± 0.06	0.24 ± 0.06	0.64 ± 0.06	0.57 ± 0.06	0.59 ± 0.05	0.02	<0.01	0.22
β-HB	183.1 ± 22.00	262.0 ± 22.00	305.1 ± 22.00	308.3 ± 22.00	153.2 ± 22.00	286.4 ± 22.00	316.5 ± 22.00	334.9 ± 22.00	0.36	<0.01	0.10
Cortisol	10.0 ± 0.68	12.7 ± 0.68	10.0 ± 0.68	10.0 ± 0.68	11.3 ± 0.68	11.4 ± 0.68	10.0 ± 0.68	10.0 ± 0.68	0.99	<0.01	0.32

^†Average daily gain (kg/d) from day 0 to 7.

^‡Average daily gain (kg/d) from day 7 to 14.