|
Parameters
|
Groups
|
P- value
|
|---|
|
M-0
|
M-30
|
M-40
|
M-45
|
MC
|
MD
|
MC×MD
|
|---|
|
Blood pH
|
7.34 a ± 0.06
|
7.33 a ± 0.05
|
7.37 b ± 0.05
|
7.33 a ± 0.05
|
*
|
***
|
NS
|
|
Blood-[Hb] (g/dL)
|
10.0 ± 1.2
|
9.0 ± 1.4
|
8.7 ± 1.1
|
8.9 ± 1.1
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
Blood Hct (L/L)
|
0.26 ± 0.05
|
0.27 ± 0.03
|
0.28 ± 0.03
|
0.26 ± 0.03
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
TLC (×103/μL)
|
9.6 ± 2.9
|
9.3 ± 3.7
|
8.7 ± 2.9
|
9.0 ± 3.6
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[TP] (g/L)
|
61 b ± 4.1
|
63.6 ab ± 6.4
|
65.6 a ± 4.3
|
63.1 ab ± 10.6
|
*
|
*
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[Albumin] (g/L)
|
36.9 ± 3.7
|
37.6 ± 3.7
|
37.5 ± 3.5
|
37.1 ± 2.5
|
NS
|
***
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[Globulins] (g/L)
|
24 b ± 5.4
|
26 ab ± 5.8
|
28 a ± 4.6
|
26 ab ± 10.8
|
*
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
A/G (%)
|
1.6 a ± 0.6
|
1.5 ab ± 0.4
|
1.4 ab ± 0.3
|
1.2 b ± 0.7
|
*
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[AST] (IU)
|
41.7 ± 27.5
|
43 ± 13
|
45 ± 6.3
|
42 ± 24.2
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[ALT] (IU)
|
11.7 ± 6.9
|
10.7 ± 3.7
|
10.9 ± 7.6
|
11 ± 8.2
|
NS
|
NS
|
*
|
|
Serum-[Na+] (mmol/L)
|
153.7 b ± 6.9
|
154.9 b ± 7.3
|
148.6 a ± 8
|
150.2 b ± 7.9
|
**
|
NS
|
NS
|
|
Serum-[K+] (mmol/L)
|
6.2 ± 1.1
|
5.7 ± 0.8
|
6.6 ± 1.5
|
6.0 ± 1.3
|
NS
|
***
|
**
|
|
Serum-[Cl−] (mmol/L)
|
106.8 b ± 5.8
|
111.3 a ± 6.0
|
105.7 b ± 5.3
|
106.9 b ± 5.5
|
**
|
NS
|
**
|
|
Serum-[SID3] (mmol/L)
|
53.1 a ± 6.6
|
49 b ± 7.1
|
49.4 b ± 7.5
|
49.3 b ± 6.3
|
*
|
NS
|
NS
|
- a, b Means ± SD within the same row bearing different superscripts are significantly different at *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P < 0.0001. NS Not significant
- Brackets ([ ]) donate concentration, SD Standard deviation
- MC molasses concentration, MD the duration of dietary molasses supplementation, ML×MD the interaction between molasses concentration and the duration of dietary molasses supplementation, M-0 (0% molasses), M-30 (30% molasses), M-40 (40% molasses) and M-45 (45% molasses)
