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Table 2 Effect of n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio on the DMI, the concentration of PYY, Orexins, NPY, and LPS in the plasma

From: Effects of increasing n3:n6 ratio by replacing extruded soybeans with extruded flaxseed on dry matter intake, rumen fluid bacteria, and liver lipid metabolism in transition cows

Items

Pre 7d

Post 28d

SEM

P-value

CON

HN3

CON

HN3

Time

Treatment

Interaction

DMI(kg/d)

10.837

12.843

19.747

20.347

0.602

< 0.001

0.433

0.198

PYY(pmol/L)

12.904

12.064

11.820

13.987

0.391

0.728

0.070

0.104

Orexins(ng/ml)

14.579B

14.379AB

12.257A

15.070AB

0.404

0.004

0.019

0.006

NPY(pg/ml)

3536.711

3157.215

3212.550

3377.645

94.320

0.227

0.551

0.180

LPS(ng/ml)

7.097A

5.104B

5.996B

5.658AB

0.204

0.009

0.469

0.003

  1. A–BDifferent superscript letters in each indicator represent a significant difference (P < 0.05)
  2. DMI, dry matter intake; PYY, peptide-YY; LPS, Lipopolysaccharide; Pre7d, 7 days before calving; Pos28d, 28 days after calving; NPY, Neuropeptide Y. DMI data quoted from [8]