Table 2. Body condition score, and the physiological condition of metabolites and hormones from Hanwoo cows on just before artificial insemination in the first experiment (n=80)
Item | Hanwoo cow1) | SEM | p-value |
NPG | PG |
Pregnant number (head) | 36 | 44 | - | - |
Body condition score | 2.74 | 2.73 | 0.381 | 0.899 |
Metabolites (ng/mL) |
Blood urea nitrogen | 11.1 | 12.9 | 3.157 | 0.237 |
Glucose | 46.3 | 45.8 | 12.60 | 0.866 |
Hormones |
Prolactin (ng/mL) | 0.05 | 0.05 | - | - |
Estrogen (pg/mL) | 23.7 | 19.9 | 10.90 | 0.183 |
LH (ng/mL) | 1.56a | 1.08b | 0.794 | 0.012 |
FSH (ng/mL) | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.058 | 0.234 |
Progesterone (ng/mL) | 23.0 | 27.9 | 5.915 | 0.146 |
NPG, cows with non-pregnancy status after AI; PG, cows with pregnancy status after AI. The pregnancy status was determined after 2 mo of AI.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
LH, luteinizing hormone; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; AI, artificial insemination.