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Table 2 Pearson correlations between individual components during the first week of lactation

From: The relationship between plasma β-hydroxybutyric acid and conjugated linoleic acid in milk as a biomarker for early diagnosis of ketosis in postpartum Polish Holstein-Friesian cows

 

Casein

Protein

Fat

LA

CLA9

CLA10

BHBA

NEFA

Casein

1

0.953a

0.054

0.219

−0.039

−0.269b

−0.527a

−0.254

Protein

0.953a

1

−0.113

0.404a

0.021

− 0.240

− 0.577a

− 0.435

Fat

0.054

− 0.113

1

− 0.628a

− 0.311b

− 0.165

0.591b

0.622a

LA

0.219

0.404a

−0.628a

1

0.664a

0.213

−0.418a

−0.753

CLA9

−0.039

0.021

−0.311b

0.364a

1

0.831a

−0.732a

−0.312

CLA10

−0.269b

−0.240

− 0.165

0.213

0.831a

1

−0.821a

0.044

BHBA

−0.527a

−0.577a

0.591b

−0.418a

− 0.732a

−0.821b

1

0.613a

NEFA

−0.254

−0.435

0.622a

−0.753

− 0.312

0.044

0.613a

1

  1. LA C18:2 n-6, CLA9 C 18:2 cis-9 trans-11, CLA10 C18:2 trans-10 cis-12, BHBA β-hydroxybutyric acid, NEFA Nonesterified fatty acids
  2. a Correlation significant at a 0.01 level (two-sided)
  3. b Correlation significant at a 0.05 level (two-sided)