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Table 6 Characteristics of healthy and ketotic cows

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

Item

Ketosis

(n = 40)

Healthy

(n = 45)

P-value

LSM

SEM

LSM

SEM

BW

648 kg

0.052

694 kg

0.053

0.012

Milk yield

33.8 kg/day

0.118

34.1 kg/day

0.123

0.456

DMI

18.45 kg/day

0.173

21.86 kg/day

0.119

0.036

BCS

2.32

0.108

3.22

0.065

0.025

NEFA

1.22 mmol/L

0.082

0.35 mmol/L

0.114

< 0.001

BHBA

1.43 mmol/L

0.063

0.68 mmol/L

0.088

< 0.001

  1. BW Body weight, DMI Dry matter intake, BCS Body condition score, NEFA Non-esterified fatty acids, BHBA β-hydroxybutyric acid, LSM Least square of mean, SEM Standard error of LSM