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Table 3 Pearson correlations between individual components during the second 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

0.923a

− 0.066

0.228b

0.251b

0.100

−0.292a

−0.359

Protein

0.923a

1

−0.328a

0.265b

0.086

−0.035

−0.373a

− 0.270a

Fat

−0.066

− 0.328a

1

− 0.015

0.147

0.217

0.295a

0.490a

LA

0.228b

0.265b

−0.015

1

0.532a

0.401a

−0.553a

−0.630a

CLA9

0.251b

0.086

0.147

0.532a

1

0.848a

−0.520a

−0.206

CLA10

0.100

−0.035

0.217

0.401a

0.848a

1

−0.635a

−0.060

BHBA

−0.292a

−0.373a

0.295a

−0.553a

− 0.520a

−0.635a

1

0.632a

NEFA

−0.359

−0.270a

0.490a

−0.630a

− 0.206

−0.060

0.632a

1

  1. LA C18:2 n-6, CLA9 C 18:2 cis-9 trans-11, CLA10 C 18:2 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)