Table 3. Effects of BCS at calving on BCS change, BW change pre- and post-calving and nadir BCS, BW and nadir week of Nili Ravi buffaloes during transition period
Item | BCS group | SEM | p-value |
Low | Medium | High | BCS group | Week | Week × BCS group |
Prepartum1) |
BCS change | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.8997 | 0.1996 | 0.3415 |
BW change (kg/wk) | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 5.49 | 0.9593 | 0.0272 | 0.6945 |
Postpartum2) |
BCS change | −0.04 | −0.09 | −0.14 | 0.06 | 0.2189 | < .0001 | 0.0161 |
BW change (kg/wk) | −3.2 | −6.8 | −6.6 | 4.98 | 0.0789 | < .0001 | 0.6574 |
Nadir BCS | 2.75a | 3.20b | 3.57c | 0.1 | < .0001 | - | - |
Week | 2.41 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.0689 | - | - |
Nadir BW (kg) | 486a | 511ab | 546b | 21 | 0.0480 | - | - |
Week | 2.98a | 7.58b | 8.31b | 1.8 | 0.0184 | - | - |
Weeks 4, 3, 2, and 1 prepartum.
Weeks 1–12 postpartum.
Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
BCS, body condition score; BW, body weight.