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Table 3 The LPS, milk yield and milk composition in the dairy cows fed the low-concentrate (LC) and high-concentrate (HC) diets

From: Lipopolysaccharide derived from the rumen down-regulates stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 expression and alters fatty acid composition in the liver of dairy cows fed a high-concentrate diet

Item

Treatment

  

LC

HC

SEM 1

p-Value 2

Rumen LPS, EU/mL1 (×103)

47.17

79.04b

7.94

<0.01

Plasma LPS, EU/mL2

0.47

0.86ab

0.08

<0.001

Milk 3

    

Milk yield, kg

28.05

26.92b

0.30

<0.01

Fat, %

3.40

3.09b

0.03

<0.01

Fat yield, kg/d

0.95

0.84b

0.02

<0.01

Protein, %

3.04

3.16a

0.03

<0.05

Protein yield, kg/d

0.85

0.85

0.02

0.98

  1. 1SEM = Standard error of the mean between the two groups.
  2. 2The LPS data were compared using Student’s t-test. The milk samples were compared using a paired t-test.
  3. 3The milk samples were obtained from the 1st week to the 18th week.
  4. abindicates p < 0.001; aindicates p < 0.05; bindicates p < 0.01.
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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