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Table 5 Differences on plasma immunity and inflammatory indicators between two group cows showing feed tossing behavior or no signs of abnormal behavior

From: Feed tossing behaviour of Holstein cows: evaluation of physiological stress state and rumen fermentation function

Items

Experimental treatmentsa

SEMb

P-value

FT

CON

Immunoglobulin A (ug/ml)

109.399

110.793

2.737

0.807

Immunoglobulin G (mg/ml)

4.022

3.666

0.160

0.267

Immunoglobulin M (mg/ml)

1.101

0.990

0.048

0.250

Total protein (g/L)

68.670

64.110

0.756

0.001

Albumin (g/L)

41.520

37.540

0.887

0.017

Glutathione (ug/ml)

46.469

43.923

1.305

0.332

Nitric oxide (umol/L)

251.508

253.917

1.524

0.519

Tumor necrosis factor-α (ng/L)

264.256

239.665

11.557

0.286

Interleukin–6 (ng/L)

426.239

377.291

16.709

0.138

Interleukin–10 (pg/mL)

23.850

21.406

1.025

0.231

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)

126.889

87.333

8.332

0.028

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

38.300

36.300

1.019

0.395

Aspartate aminotransferase / Alanine aminotransferase

3.356

2.390

0.222

0.025

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

47.300

46.400

0.946

0.642

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

213.700

168.400

10.186

0.019

Creatine kinas (U/L)

34.556

43.100

3.550

0.228

  1. aFT Feed tossing cows, CON Normal cows with no abnormal oral behavior
  2. bSEM Standard error of the mean