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Table 3 Parity, BW, and milk production of cows with clinical ketosis and fatty liver and healthy cows (means ± SE)

From: Serum hepatokines in dairy cows: periparturient variation and changes in energy-related metabolic disorders

Item

Healthy (n = 30)

Clinical Ketosis (n = 29)

Fatty liver (n = 25)

Parity

3.73 ± 0.94

3.65 ± 0.71

3.58 ± 0.69

BW (kg)

661.89 ± 52.15

599.87 ± 71.54*

572.43 ± 66.23*

Milk production (kg/d)

31.13 ± 2.96

28.35 ± 3.23

26.44 ± 4.45

  1. *P < 0.05 versus healthy cows