Characterisation of physiological and immunological responses in beef cows to abrupt weaning and subsequent housing

Table 3 Least squares means (s.e.) for concentration of glucose, NEFA, and βHB in beef cows following abrupt weaning and subsequent housing

	Pre-weaning	Days post-weaning						Pre-housing	Days post-housing
Variable	0	2	7	14	21	28	35	0	2	7	14	21
Glucose	3.2	3.7^c	3.8^c	3.6^c	3.8^c	3.7^c	3.7^c	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.8
(mmol/l)	(0.03)	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.03)	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.06)	(0.06)	(0.06)	(0.05)	(0.04)	(0.07)
NEFA	0.37	0.20^a	0.24^a	0.12^a	0.10^a	0.12^a	0.41	0.41	0.38	0.26^d	0.08^d	0.10^d
(mmol/l)	(0.08)	(0.09)	(0.08)	(0.008	(0.006	(0.007	(0.08)	(0.008)	(0.008	(0.007)	(0.006)	(0.008
βHB	0.29	0.39^c	0.23^c	0.30	0.28	0.29	0.28	0.28	0.27	0.20^f	0.24^e	0.31
(mmol/l)	(0.009)	(0.012	(0.006	(0.010	(0.009	(0.006	(0.008	(0.018)	(0.010	(0.005)	(0.008)	(0.009

^a,b,cWithin a row, means differ from pre-weaning baseline by P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001, respectively. d,e,fWithin a row, means differ from pre-housing baseline by P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001, respectively. NEFA: non esterified fatty acid, βHB: β-hydroxybutyrate.

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