Table 4 Minerals in dairy cows with LDA or healthy cows

Na (mmol/L)

139.07 ±1.16

136.63-141.50

134.96 ±1.24

132.43-137.49

0.026

Cl (mmol/L)

103.15 ±0.89

101.77-105.51

95.67 ±0.46**

93.24-98.10

0.000

Ca (mmol/L)

2.41 ±0.03

2.36-2.47

2.07 ±0.04**

1.98-2.16

0.000

P (mmol/L)

2.01 ±0.06

1.87-2.14

1.81 ±0.12

1.57-2.05

0.203

Mg (mmol/L)

1.09 ±0.02

1.04-1.14

1.03 ±0.03

0.97-1.08

0.075

K (mmol/L)

5.14 ±0.17

4.437-5.650

3.76 ±0.31**

3.35-4.16

0.000

Cu (μmol/L)

20.57 ±0.33

19.88-21.26

19.47 ±0.91

17.61-21.24

0.344

Zn (μmol/L)

6.71 ±0.42

6.21-7.10

6.48 ±0.2

6.01-6.74

0.450