Table 1.
Comparison of blood biochemical indexes of yak and cattle calves at different months after weaning.
| Item | Species | Different Months | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 M | 2 M | 5 M | 8 M | Inter-Species | Months | |||
| GLU (mmol/L) | Yak | 3.85 | 3.30 | 3.62 | 4.20 | 0.15 | 0.99 | 0.19 |
| Cattle | 3.61 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 4.22 | 0.19 | 0.43 | ||
| TC (mmol/L) | Yak | 2.06 | 2.71 | 1.97 | 2.59 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.41 |
| Cattle | 2.72 | 3.20 | 1.89 | 3.03 | 0.21 | 0.16 | ||
| TG (mmol/L) | Yak | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.62 |
| Cattle | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.26 | ||
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | Yak | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.98 |
| Cattle | 0.63 | 0.83 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.08 | 0.14 | ||
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | Yak | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.84 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.50 |
| Cattle | 1.84 | 2.03 | 1.58 | 2.12 | 0.10 | 0.26 | ||
Note: GLU: glucose; TG: triacylglycerols; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SEM: standard error of the mean. T test was used to compare the metabolic differences between weaned yak and cattle calves. One way ANOVA was used to compare the metabolic differences between weaning calves in different months.