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.