Table 2 Mean adenosine deaminase 1 (ADA1), adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) and total adenosine deaminase (tADA) activities (IU/ml) in serum from 38 sows with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS+) and 38 healthy sows (PDS-) in the periparturient period. Values for period B to G are compared to baseline (period A), where 0 h is the time of birth of the first piglet

Serum ADA1

A. (−60 to − 36 h)

2.40

1.98

2.92

2.26

1.87

2.71

B. (−36 to −24 h)

2.20

1.87

2.57

ns

2.07

1.74

2.45

ns

C. (−24 to −12 h)

2.54

1.90

3.38

ns

2.33

1.76

3.10

ns

D. (−12 to 0 h)

2.15

1.83

2.52

ns

2.50

2.12

2.94

ns

E. (0 to 12 h)

2.49

1.87

3.32

ns

3.20

2.33

4.41

ns

F. (12 to 24 h)

2.49

2.08

2.98

ns

2.24

1.89

2.66

ns

G. (24 to 36 h)

2.76

1.94

3.92

ns

2.15

1.48

3.14

ns

Serum ADA2^a

A. (−60 to −36 h)

3.28

2.89

3.71

3.06

2.72

3.46

B. (−36 to −24 h)

3.38

3.04

3.75

ns

3.02

2.70

3.37

ns

C. (−24 to −12 h)

3.52

2.93

4.22

ns

3.06

2.56

3.66

ns

D. (−12 to 0 h)

3.34

3.00

3.72

ns

3.08

2.77

3.43

ns

E. (0 to 12 h)

2.79

2.32

3.34

<  0.0001

2.86

2.35

3.49

ns

F. (12 to 24 h)

3.68

3.27

4.14

<  0.0001

2.81

2.51

3.14

ns

G. (24 to 36 h)

3.40

2.73

4.25

<  0.001

3.08

2.44

3.89

ns

Serum tADA

A. (−60 to −36 h)

5.83

5.20

6.54

5.47

4.90

6.11

B. (−36 to −24 h)

5.68

5.16

6.25

ns

5.25

4.74

5.81

ns

C. (−24 to −12 h)

6.14

5.19

7.27

ns

5.38

4.56

6.35

ns

D. (−12 to 0 h)

5.58

5.07

6.15

ns

5.65

5.11

6.24

ns

E. (0 to 12 h)

5.59

4.73

6.62

ns

6.15

5.12

7.38

ns

F. (12 to 24 h)

6.27

5.62

6.98

ns

5.24

4.73

5.80

ns

G. (24 to 36 h)

6.01

4.90

7.38

ns

5.57

4.49

6.92

ns