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.