Table 5.

Effects of dietary N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) and rumen-protected L-arginine (RP-Arg) supplementation on total free fatty acid (FFA), triglyceride, cholesterol, and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) content of fetal plasma in underfed Hu ewes on d 110 of gestation¹.

Item	CON2	RES3	RESA4	RESN5	SEM	P-value
FFA, mmol/L	0.41c	0.63a	0.52b	0.54b	0.04	0.006
Cholesterol, mg/dL	28.69c	36.73a	32.06b	28.83c	1.78	0.012
Triglyceride, mg/dL	32.15c	43.64a	37.27b	36.61b	1.39	0.009
BHB, mmol/L	0.14c	0.31a	0.25b	0.21b	0.03	0.007

^{a, b, c} With in a row, means without a common superscript differ P ＜0.05.

¹Data are means and pooled SEM (n = 16 per group).

²CON: ewes fed 100% of NRC (1985) recommendations for pregnancy.

³RES: ewes fed 50% of NRC (1985) recommendations for pregnancy.

⁴RESA: RES ewes supplemented RP-Arg at 20 g per day.

⁵RESN: RES ewes supplemented NCG at 5 g per day.