Table 2. Effects of BCS at calving on BW, DM intake, and NEFA of Nili Ravi buffaloes during transition period

Item	BCS group			SEM	p-value
Item	Low	Medium	High	SEM	BCS group	Week	Week × BCS group
Prepartum¹⁾
BW (kg)	554^a	595^a	650^b	17	0.0111	< .0001	0.9636
DMI (kg/d)	15.2	15.2	15.3	0.52	0.3587	< .0001	< .0001
NEFA (mmoL/L)	0.52^a	0.52^a	0.61^b	0.01	< .0001	0.2388	0.7592
Postpartum²⁾
BCS	2.8^a	3.3^b	3.7^c	0.09	< .0001	0.0029	0.0474
BW (kg)	490^a	540^ab	594^b	15	0.0304	< .0001	0.5857
DMI (kg/d)	16.3	15.3	15.3	0.36	0.3120	< .0001	0.0023
NEFA (mmoL/L)	0.55^a	0.54^a	0.61^b	0.02	0.0026	< .0005	0.5853
Energy balance (M cal/d)	7.5	5.2	5.8	2.01	0.2904	< .0001	0.1734

Weeks 3, 2, and 1 prepartum.
Week 1,2,3 and 4 postpartum.
Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
BCS, body condition score; BW, body weight; DM, dry matter; NEFA, non-essential fatty acid; DMI, dry matter intake.