Table 3 Performance of dairy cows in the transition period and at different stages of lactation

13.4^c ± 0.33

13.4^c ± 0.48

18.4^b ± 0.62

20.4^a ± 0.53

18.5 ± 0.49

< 0.001

-

28.6^c ± 0.76

37.5^a ± 0.90

32.0^b ± 0.81

32.7 ± 0.67

< 0.001

-

39.2^a ± 1.39

40.9^a ± 1.51

33.0^b ± 1.03

37.7 ± 0.87

< 0.001

-

6.40^a ± 0.25

4.51^b ± 0.20

4.11^b ± 0.13

5.00 ± 0.17

< 0.001

-

4.09^a ± 0.09

2.85^c ± 0.05

3.13^b ± 0.06

3.35 ± 0.08

< 0.001

46.9^a ± 2.42

-64.9^d ± 5.15

-30.4^c ± 3.05

3.89^b ± 2.11

-12.5 ± 5.52

< 0.001

215.1 ± 7.92

58.9 ± 2.45

82.3 ± 2.22

102.1 ± 2.10

81.1 ± 2.63

< 0.001