The impact of body condition after calving on metabolism and milk progesterone profiles in two breeds of dairy cows

Table 2 Selected plasma parameters and difference in BCS in cows with normal and atypical milk progesterone profiles

	Normal progesterone profile		Atypical progesterone profile		P value
	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	P value
BCS difference*	−0.19	0.08	−0.0	0.08	0.29
NEFA µeq/ml	0.29	0.05	0.35	0.02	0.23
Insulin ng/ml	0.33	0.05	0.36	0.05	0.68
Glucose mM	3.11	0.09	3.20	0.07	0.51
IGF 1 ng/ml	77	3.5	71	4.4	0.24
RQUICKI	0.51	0.02	0.51	0.2	0.98

* Difference in body condition score between weeks one and four after parturition
SEM standard error of mean

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