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Table 2 Least squares means (s.e.) for concentration of fibrinogen and haptoglobin in beef cows following abrupt weaning and subsequent housing

From: Characterisation of physiological and immunological responses in beef cows to abrupt weaning and subsequent housing

 

Pre-weaning

Days post-weaning

Pre-housing

Days post-housing

Variable

0

2

7

14

21

28

35

0

2

7

14

21

Fibrinogen

408

458a

489a

489a

493a

462a

467a

467

411d

488

587f

364f

(mg/dl)

(15.2)

(16.9)

(18.6)

(20.7)

(15.7)

(12.8)

(20.1)

(20.1)

(20.1)

(22.2)

(24.9)

(27.2)

Haptoglobi

0.33

0.43b

0.53b

0.72b

0.46b

0.57b

0.67b

0.68

0.74

0.68

0.49d

0.54d

n (mg/dl)

(0.013)

(0.031)

(0.02)

(0.07)

(0.01)

(0.025)

(0.03)

(0.038)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.01)

(0.06)

  1. a,b,cWithin a row, means differ from pre-weaning baseline by P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001, respectively. d,e,fWithin a row, means differ from pre-housing baseline by P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001, respectively.