Table 5 Effects of weaning and castration ages on metabolites of Hanwoo steers
Item | Treatmenta | SE | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W80C90 | W80C180 | W130C90 | W130C180 | |||
Growing period (3–12 months of age) | ||||||
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.43 | 3.55 | 3.63 | 3.53 | 0.142 | 0.225 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 13.23 | 12.98 | 13.26 | 12.46 | 1.248 | 0.353 |
Total protein (g/dl) | 6.24 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 6.45 | 0.337 | 0.321 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 62.83 | 62.83 | 65.58 | 68.75 | 11.255 | 0.311 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 0.124 | 0.235 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 126.08 | 113.83 | 128.67 | 115.58 | 24.226 | 0.105 |
Total glyceride (mg/dl) | 24.52 | 24.33 | 24.42 | 22.65 | 2.561 | 0.325 |
NEFA (μEq/L) | 107.92 | 149.42 | 141.92 | 135.83 | 27.331 | 0.289 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.59 | 9.66 | 9.23 | 9.14 | 0.318 | 0.335 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 8.60 | 8.77 | 8.73 | 8.57 | 0.614 | 0.312 |
GOT (IU/L) | 68.50 | 62.92 | 60.42 | 62.33 | 7.203 | 0.114 |
GPT (IU/L) | 25.77 | 24.56 | 22.82 | 24.15 | 5.365 | 0.235 |
GGT (mg/dl) | 22.67 | 19.08 | 19.75 | 19.92 | 3.217 | 0.164 |
Early fattening period (13–22 months of age) | ||||||
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.98 | 4.38 | 4.21 | 3.98 | 0.149 | 0.055 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 12.70 | 11.45 | 13.00 | 10.93 | 0.388 | 0.160 |
Total protein (g/dl) | 8.21 | 8.50 | 8.42 | 8.27 | 0.222 | 0.748 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 60.13 | 63.29 | 59.92 | 66.22 | 2.120 | 0.386 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.16 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 0.073 | 0.268 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 171.58 | 132.42 | 147.85 | 157.63 | 12.299 | 0.109 |
Total glyceride (mg/dl) | 17.08 | 18.75 | 16.50 | 19.24 | 1.358 | 0.506 |
NEFA (μEq/L) | 244.42 | 291.25 | 331.46 | 319.39 | 19.539 | 0.162 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.30 | 9.50 | 9.30 | 8.46 | 0.182 | 0.179 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 7.87 | 7.52 | 7.90 | 8.28 | 0.950 | 0.404 |
GOT (IU/L) | 63.13 | 56.29 | 70.00 | 52.67 | 5.813 | 0.337 |
GPT (IU/L) | 27.55 | 26.92 | 28.10 | 34.42 | 3.526 | 0.876 |
GGT (mg/dl) | 22.25 | 19.79 | 27.39 | 24.84 | 2.407 | 0.135 |
Late fattening period (23–31 months of age) | ||||||
Albumin (g/dl) | 4.26 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 4.36 | 0.242 | 0.343 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 16.74 | 17.40 | 17.65 | 16.76 | 3.053 | 0.966 |
Total protein (g/dl) | 8.94 | 9.00 | 8.98 | 9.01 | 0.501 | 0.783 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 92.50 | 92.88 | 95.83 | 104.38 | 6.462 | 0.106 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 0.176 | 0.843 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 179.88 | 164.38 | 178.17 | 189.88 | 32.915 | 0.869 |
Total glyceride (mg/dl) | 39.63 | 34.00 | 47.50 | 38.00 | 10.654 | 0.086 |
NEFA (μEq/L) | 132.50 | 102.38 | 127.83 | 114.25 | 62.398 | 0.323 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 10.08 | 8.91 | 9.85 | 9.95 | 1.633 | 0.365 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 8.08 | 7.80 | 8.17 | 7.95 | 0.668 | 0.321 |
GOT (IU/L) | 97.00 | 97.25 | 97.33 | 84.00 | 6.356 | 0.497 |
GPT (IU/L) | 20.25 | 18.13 | 19.17 | 19.75 | 3.827 | 0.542 |
GGT (mg/dl) | 80.88 | 57.50 | 59.00 | 40.13 | 4.372 | 0.069 |