Effects of Restricted Availability of Drinking Water on Blood Characteristics and Constituents in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix Sheep from Different Regions of the USA
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals, Housing, and Diet
2.2. Periods and Water Intake
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
Source of Variation 2 | Variable 1 | ||||
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OSM (mosmol/kg) | PCV (%) | Hb (g/dL) | Hb O2 (%) | O2 (mmol/L) | |
Set | <0.001 | 0.279 | 0.146 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.957 | 0.521 | 0.763 | 0.180 | 0.212 |
Brd | 0.009 | 0.102 | 0.674 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Reg | 0.564 | 0.203 | 0.176 | 0.576 | 0.795 |
Brd *Reg | 0.209 | 0.377 | 0.567 | 0.203 | 0.421 |
Prd | <0.001 | 0.033 | 0.004 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Brd *Prd | 0.264 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.374 | 0.575 |
Reg *Prd | 0.082 | 0.004 | 0.030 | 0.631 | 0.206 |
Brd *Reg *Prd | 0.172 | 0.390 | 0.086 | 0.058 | 0.076 |
Wk | 0.003 | 0.139 | 0.441 | 0.033 | 0.011 |
Brd *Wk | 0.490 | 0.259 | 0.386 | 0.962 | 0.898 |
Reg *Wk | 0.511 | 0.171 | 0.149 | 0.296 | 0.058 |
Brd *Reg *Wk | 0.482 | 0.780 | 0.858 | 0.648 | 0.780 |
Prd *Wk | <0.001 | 0.026 | 0.270 | 0.396 | 0.655 |
Brd *Prd *Wk | 0.805 | 0.112 | 0.042 | 0.008 | 0.016 |
Reg *Prd *Wk | 0.357 | 0.508 | 0.225 | 0.563 | 0.134 |
Brd* Reg *Prd *Wk | 0.252 | 0.001 | 0.023 | 0.013 | 0.002 |
T | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.005 | <0.001 |
Brd *T | 0.474 | 0.085 | 0.127 | 0.157 | 0.056 |
Reg *T | 0.399 | 0.500 | 0.974 | 0.108 | 0.148 |
Brd *Reg *T | 0.917 | 0.905 | 0.624 | 0.114 | 0.195 |
Prd *T | <0.001 | 0.285 | 0.550 | 0.008 | 0.011 |
Brd *Prd*T | 0.221 | 0.745 | 0.689 | 0.850 | 0.878 |
Reg *Prd *T | 0.587 | 0.279 | 0.200 | 0.439 | 0.877 |
Brd *Reg *Prd *T | 0.765 | 0.603 | 0.418 | 0.227 | 0.359 |
Wk *T | <0.001 | 0.180 | 0.856 | 0.259 | 0.777 |
Brd *Wk *T | 0.796 | 0.902 | 0.892 | 0.192 | 0.197 |
Reg *Wk *T | 0.162 | 0.674 | 0.283 | 0.852 | 0.865 |
Brd *Reg *Wk *T | 0.465 | 0.860 | 0.505 | 0.247 | 0.372 |
Prd *Wk *T | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.031 | 0.003 | 0.083 |
Brd *Prd *Wk *T | 0.332 | 0.710 | 0.923 | 0.961 | 0.974 |
Reg *Prd *Wk *T | 0.647 | 0.310 | 0.807 | 0.582 | 0.718 |
Brd *Reg *Prd *Wk *T | 0.400 | 0.286 | 0.417 | 0.980 | 0.970 |
Time | Source of Variation 2 | Variable 1 | ||||
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OSM (mosmol/kg) | PCV (%) | Hb (g/dL) | Hb O2 (%) | O2 (mmol/L) | ||
08:00 h | Set | <0.001 | 0.311 | 0.133 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.794 | 0.684 | 0.813 | 0.659 | 0.661 | |
Brd | 0.037 | 0.047 | 0.604 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Reg | 0.446 | 0.252 | 0.188 | 0.328 | 0.595 | |
Brd *Reg | 0.332 | 0.457 | 0.554 | 0.083 | 0.346 | |
Prd | <0.001 | 0.329 | 0.066 | 0.246 | 0.118 | |
Brd *Prd | 0.504 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.485 | 0.572 | |
Reg *Prd | 0.070 | 0.006 | 0.025 | 0.530 | 0.497 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd | 0.137 | 0.354 | 0.166 | 0.121 | 0.380 | |
Wk | 0.678 | 0.044 | 0.492 | 0.417 | 0.075 | |
Brd *Wk | 0.620 | 0.340 | 0.567 | 0.405 | 0.568 | |
Reg *Wk | 0.567 | 0.409 | 0.177 | 0.288 | 0.081 | |
Brd *Reg *Wk | 0.438 | 0.840 | 0.717 | 0.069 | 0.117 | |
Prd *Wk | <0.001 | 0.472 | 0.942 | 0.166 | 0.310 | |
Brd *Prd *Wk | 0.751 | 0.285 | 0.257 | 0.179 | 0.177 | |
Reg *Prd *Wk | 0.621 | 0.475 | 0.313 | 0.887 | 0.424 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd *Wk | 0.614 | <0.001 | 0.025 | 0.028 | 0.011 | |
14:00 h | Set | <0.001 | 0.200 | 0.172 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.895 | 0.387 | 0.726 | 0.036 | 0.044 | |
Brd | 0.022 | 0.260 | 0.679 | 0.026 | 0.021 | |
Reg | 0.346 | 0.179 | 0.202 | 0.574 | 0.639 | |
Brd *Reg | 0.391 | 0.352 | 0.567 | 0.156 | 0.270 | |
Prd | <0.001 | 0.008 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Brd *Prd | 0.158 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.520 | 0.812 | |
Reg *Prd | 0.576 | 0.027 | 0.095 | 0.384 | 0.251 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd | 0.817 | 0.594 | 0.106 | 0.032 | 0.008 | |
Wk | <0.001 | 0.887 | 0.626 | 0.013 | 0.019 | |
Brd *Wk | 0.494 | 0.667 | 0.461 | 0.443 | 0.428 | |
Reg *Wk | 0.251 | 0.200 | 0.133 | 0.662 | 0.408 | |
Brd *Reg *Wk | 0.546 | 0.624 | 0.695 | 0.874 | 0.988 | |
Prd *Wk | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.014 | 0.023 | 0.352 | |
Brd *Prd *Wk | 0.030 | 0.302 | 0.078 | 0.051 | 0.074 | |
Reg *Prd *Wk | <0.001 | 0.370 | 0.597 | 0.422 | 0.476 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd *Wk | <0.001 | 0.251 | 0.136 | 0.594 | 0.398 |
3. Results
3.1. OSM, PCV, Hb, and Oxygen
Variable 1 | ||||||
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Time | Source of Variation 2 | OSM (mosmol/kg) | PCV (%) | Hb (g/dL) | Hb O2 (%) | O2 (mmol/L) |
08:00 h | Set | <0.001 | 0.071 | 0.047 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
Age | 0.830 | 0.891 | 0.879 | 0.278 | 0.292 | |
Brd | 0.120 | 0.009 | 0.300 | 0.006 | 0.001 | |
Reg | 0.568 | 0.501 | 0.338 | 0.453 | 0.694 | |
Brd *Reg | 0.214 | 0.754 | 0.586 | <0.001 | 0.031 | |
Prd | 0.001 | 0.604 | 0.098 | 0.623 | 0.250 | |
Brd *Prd | 0.057 | 0.010 | 0.030 | 0.540 | 0.095 | |
Reg *Prd | 0.233 | 0.042 | 0.204 | 0.916 | 0.633 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd | 0.030 | 0.037 | 0.145 | 0.113 | 0.028 | |
14:00 h | Set | <0.001 | 0.166 | 0.166 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.679 | 0.299 | 0.884 | 0.006 | 0.027 | |
Brd | 0.032 | 0.257 | 0.487 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
Reg | 0.391 | 0.102 | 0.155 | 0.999 | 0.459 | |
Brd *Reg | 0.301 | 0.063 | 0.264 | 0.063 | 0.362 | |
Prd | 0.339 | 0.008 | <0.001 | 0.002 | <0.001 | |
Brd *Prd | 0.341 | 0.049 | 0.039 | 0.656 | 0.131 | |
Reg *Prd | 0.323 | 0.172 | 0.291 | 0.026 | 0.064 | |
Brd *Reg *Prd | 1.000 | 0.078 | 0.004 | 0.162 | 0.007 |
Breed 1 | Region 2 | Period 3 | |||||||||||||
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Item 4 | Time (h) 5 | Brd 6 | Prd 7 | DOR | KAT | STC | SEM | MW | NW | SE | TX | SEM | 1 | 3 | SEM |
OSM (mosmol/kg) | 14:00 | 301.0 a | 303.2 b | 303.4 b | 0.70 | 301.6 | 302.3 | 302.7 | 303.6 | 0.81 | 302.8 | 302.2 | 0.50 | ||
PCV (%) | 14:00 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 32.4 | 0.50 | |||||||||
1 | 31.4 a | 31.2 a | 31.3 a | 0.52 | |||||||||||
3 | 31.7 a | 31.6 a | 33.4 b | ||||||||||||
Hb (g/dL) | 08:00 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 0.18 | |||||||||
1 | 12.1 a | 12.1 a | 12.1 a | 0.20 | |||||||||||
3 | 12.1 a | 12.0 a | 12.8 b | ||||||||||||
Hb O 2 (%) | 08:00 | 69.5 | 70.2 | 1.17 | |||||||||||
DOR | 66.3 bc | 74.3 cd | 74.2 cd | 57.1 a | 3.1 | ||||||||||
KAT | 70.4 cd | 60.6 ab | 67.4 bcd | 71.3 cd | |||||||||||
STC | 71.1 cd | 75.5 d | 74.2 cd | 75.6 d | |||||||||||
14:00 | 62.7 a | 65.9 a | 70.3 b | 1.50 | |||||||||||
1 | 63.9 ab | 65.5 ab | 60.7 a | 66.3 abc | 2.26 | ||||||||||
3 | 68.4 bc | 67.0 bc | 73.2 c | 66.6 abc |
Dorper1 | Katahdin | St. Croix | |||||||||||||||
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Item 2 | Time (h) 3 | Prd 4 | MW | NW | SE | TX | MW | NW | SE | TX | MW | NW | SE | TX | SEM | ||
OSM (mosmol/kg) | 08:00 | 1 | 300.5 x | 299.9 | 300.4 | 300.4 | 301.9 a | 299.4 x,a | 299.4 x,a | 307.9 b | 303.2 | 304.7 | 305.1 | 302.9 | 1.80 | ||
3 | 305.6 y | 302.7 | 304.5 | 303.5 | 301.4 a | 309.6 y,b | 304.9 y,ab | 305.7 ab | 304.2 | 305.4 | 302.4 | 303.8 | |||||
PCV (%) | 08:00 | 1 | 31.1 | 32.6 y | 31.2 | 32.8 | 33.2 y | 31.4 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 31.7 x | 33.2 | 1.12 | ||
3 | 32.5 ab | 28.5 x,a | 31.7 ab | 33.4 b | 30.3 x | 31.9 | 33.0 | 30.0 | 34.3 | 32.9 | 35.6 y | 35.1 | |||||
O2 (mmol/L) | 08:00 | 1 | 4.60 a | 5.60 y,b | 4.84 ab | 4.42 a | 4.97 ab | 4.14 a | 5.21 ab | 5.37 b | 5.37 | 5.24 | 5.07 | 5.31 | 0.317 | ||
3 | 5.07 ab | 4.65 x,ab | 5.49 b | 4.36 a | 5.34 b | 4.40 a | 4.78 ab | 4.72 ab | 5.25 | 5.79 | 5.84 | 6.09 | |||||
Hb (g/dL) | 14:00 | 1 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 x | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.5 x | 11.5 x | 0.38 | ||
3 | 12.7 b | 10.8 a | 12.4 y,b | 12.8 b | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.2 ab | 12.1 a | 12.3 y,ab | 13.2 y,b | |||||
O2 (mmol/L) | 14:00 | 1 | 4.33 ab | 5.09 y,b | 3.66 x,a | 4.39 ab | 4.76 b | 3.91 a | 4.53 x,ab | 5.23 b | 4.80 | 4.66 | 4.80 x | 4.69 x | 0.308 | ||
3 | 4.92 | 4.16 x | 4.74 y | 4.84 | 5.00 | 4.54 | 5.28 y | 4.42 | 5.15 | 5.21 | 5.65 y | 5.84 y |
3.2. Blood Constituent Concentrations—Wk 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9
3.3. Blood Constituent Concentrations—Wk 2 and 9
4. Discussion
4.1. OSM, PCV, Hb, and Oxygen
4.2. Blood Constituent Concentrations—Wk 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9
4.2.1. Period
4.2.2. Breed
4.3. Blood Constituent Concentrations—Wk 2 and 9
5. Conclusions and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Dorper3 | Katahdin | St. Croix | |||||||||||||||
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Variable 4 | Prd 5 | Wk 5 | MW | NW | SE | TX | MW | NW | SE | TX | MW | NW | SE | TX | SEM | ||
PCV (%) | 1 | 1 | 35.3 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 29.9 | 33.2 | 32.7 | 31.0 | 32.7 | 1.08 | ||
1 | 2 | 31.2 | 32.7 | 31.0 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 31.4 | 33.1 | ||||
2 | 3 | 33.2 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 30.7 | 33.2 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 35.7 | ||||
2 | 4 | 33.7 | 29.4 | 30.6 | 33.6 | 31.7 | 31.2 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 34.1 | ||||
3 | 8 | 32.2 | 29.2 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 33.0 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.5 | ||||
3 | 9 | 32.5 | 28.6 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 33.2 | 29.8 | 34.4 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 35.1 | ||||
Hb (g/dL) | 1 | 1 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 0.42 | ||
1 | 2 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | ||||
2 | 3 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||
2 | 4 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.6 | ||||
3 | 8 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | ||||
3 | 9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.0 | ||||
Hb O2 (%) | 1 | 1 | 72.0 | 69.7 | 59.7 | 59.2 | 64.8 | 65.1 | 71.4 | 66.1 | 75.8 | 79.5 | 78.4 | 67.3 | 4.24 | ||
1 | 2 | 64.6 | 77.7 | 70.6 | 59.5 | 66.5 | 58.9 | 73.2 | 74.5 | 73.6 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 71.2 | ||||
2 | 3 | 65.1 | 75.1 | 67.4 | 57.6 | 66.4 | 74.3 | 62.4 | 65.4 | 76.8 | 74.0 | 74.9 | 74.9 | ||||
2 | 4 | 65.8 | 71.2 | 64.7 | 64.9 | 65.3 | 60.8 | 66.0 | 54.9 | 71.3 | 73.9 | 70.5 | 73.7 | ||||
3 | 8 | 70.8 | 74.1 | 67.7 | 64.8 | 68.2 | 66.0 | 71.9 | 70.1 | 73.0 | 70.4 | 71.5 | 72.6 | ||||
3 | 9 | 68.4 | 70.9 | 77.5 | 57.2 | 74.1 | 58.8 | 64.9 | 70.9 | 69.9 | 77.8 | 76.1 | 78.3 | ||||
O2 (mmol/L) | 1 | 1 | 5.66 | 4.96 | 4.42 | 4.38 | 4.87 | 4.82 | 5.31 | 4.51 | 5.58 | 5.94 | 5.27 | 4.82 | 0.317 | ||
1 | 2 | 4.60 | 5.63 | 4.82 | 4.51 | 5.00 | 4.06 | 5.36 | 5.45 | 5.40 | 5.18 | 5.04 | 5.27 | ||||
2 | 3 | 4.91 | 5.27 | 4.78 | 4.33 | 5.00 | 5.18 | 4.82 | 4.96 | 5.80 | 5.45 | 5.49 | 5.89 | ||||
2 | 4 | 5.00 | 4.96 | 4.55 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.24 | 4.91 | 4.24 | 5.31 | 5.49 | 5.09 | 5.49 | ||||
3 | 8 | 5.27 | 5.09 | 5.00 | 4.91 | 5.13 | 4.73 | 5.27 | 5.13 | 5.58 | 5.54 | 5.49 | 5.54 | ||||
3 | 9 | 5.09 | 4.64 | 5.45 | 4.46 | 5.36 | 4.33 | 4.91 | 4.78 | 5.31 | 5.71 | 5.85 | 5.03 |
Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | ||||||||
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Item | Time (h) | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | SEM | ||
OSM (mosmol/kg) | 08:00 | 298.3 a | 302.1 b | 304.7 c | 301.6 b | 305.8 c | 304.4 c | 0.63 | ||
14:00 | 303.0 a | 302.9 a | 307.0 bc | 305.4 b | 307.3 c | 302.3 a | 0.65 | |||
PCV (%) | 14:00 | 31.0 a | 31.3 ab | 32.0 cd | 31.1 ab | 31.7 bc | 32.2 d | 0.30 | ||
Hb (g/dL) | 14:00 | 11.8 ab | 11.7 a | 12.1 cd | 11.9 abc | 12.0 bc | 12.2 d | 0.11 | ||
Hb O2 (%) | 14:00 | 67.3 bc | 63.9 a | 65.2 ab | 66.6 abc | 73.8 d | 68.4 c | 1.33 |
Source of Variation 2 | Variable 1 | |||||||
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GLC (mg/dL) | LAC (mg/dL) | UN (mg/dL) | TP (g/dL) | ALB (g/dL) | CRT (mg/dL) | CHL (mg/dL) | TG (mg/dL) | |
Set | 0.030 | <0.001 | 0.024 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.068 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.164 | 0.199 | 0.100 | 0.114 | 0.008 | 0.219 | 0.878 | 0.731 |
Brd | 0.018 | 0.638 | 0.010 | 0.368 | 0.920 | <0.001 | 0.235 | 0.001 |
Reg | 0.980 | 0.219 | 0.481 | 0.162 | 0.473 | 0.413 | 0.550 | 0.656 |
Brd *Reg | 0.612 | 0.818 | 0.509 | 0.072 | 0.256 | 0.025 | 0.523 | 0.177 |
Wk 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Brd *Wk | 0.894 | 0.696 | 0.753 | 0.910 | 0.756 | 0.774 | 0.659 | 0.745 |
Reg *Wk | 0.051 | 0.183 | 0.199 | 0.994 | 0.951 | 0.564 | 0.553 | 0.503 |
Brd *Reg *Wk | 0.228 | 0.187 | 0.659 | 0.876 | 0.773 | 0.134 | 0.894 | 0.854 |
Breed 1 | Region 2 | Week 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Item 4 | Brd 5 | DOR | KAT | STC | SEM | MW | NW | SE | TX | SEM | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | SEM |
GLC | 53.7 a | 55.4 ab | 57.6 b | 0.94 | 55.6 | 55.5 | 56.0 | 55.3 | 1.08 | 55.5 b | 51.0 a | 59.0 c | 56.2 b | 56.3 b | 0.91 | |
LAC | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 0.68 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 0.77 | 24.0 c | 20.5 a | 21.6 ab | 22.8 bc | 22.3 abc | 0.73 | |
UN | 20.6 a | 20.7 a | 22.4 b | 0.44 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 0.50 | 19.4 a | 20.8 b | 22.5 c | 22.5 c | 21.0 b | 0.38 | |
TP | 7.07 | 7.07 | 7.22 | 0.084 | 7.05 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 6.98 | 0.098 | 7.08 b | 6.62 a | 7.29 bc | 7.43 c | 7.19 b | 0.084 | |
ALB | 2.63 | 2.62 | 2.61 | 0.029 | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.58 | 0.033 | 2.59 b | 2.43 a | 2.68 cd | 2.74 d | 2.65 bc | 0.029 | |
CRT | 0.840 ab | 0.815 a | 0.959 d | 0.919 c | 0.864 b | 0.0131 | ||||||||||
DOR | 0.970 c | 1.070 d | 0.944 c | 0.939 c | 0.0331 | |||||||||||
KAT | 0.860 bc | 0.915 c | 0.907 c | 0.845 b | ||||||||||||
STC | 0.773 ab | 0.730a | 0.787ab | 0.811ab | ||||||||||||
CHL | 64.7 | 67.3 | 63.1 | 1.72 | 66.9 | 62.8 | 65.2 | 65.4 | 1.99 | 56.2 a | 57.3 a | 69.5 b | 72.9 c | 69.3 b | 1.33 | |
TG | 32.3 b | 35.1 b | 28.3 a | 1.24 | 31.7 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 30.9 | 1.44 | 28.6 a | 28.3 a | 33.7 b | 34.5 b | 34.5 b | 0.98 |
Item 2 | Source of Variation 1 | ||||||||
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Set | Age | Brd | Reg | Brd *Reg | Prd2 | Brd *Prd | Reg *Prd | Brd *Reg *Prd | |
GLC (mg/dL) | 0.010 | 0.512 | 0.032 | 0.937 | 0.698 | 0.511 | 0.209 | 0.931 | 0.873 |
LAC (mg/dL) | <0.001 | 0.772 | 0.795 | 0.107 | 0.946 | 0.153 | 0.259 | 0.261 | 0.098 |
UN (mg/dL) | 0.085 | 0.174 | 0.001 | 0.727 | 0.683 | 0.001 | 0.981 | 0.059 | 0.324 |
TP (g/L) | 0.368 | 0.037 | 0.243 | 0.085 | 0.225 | 0.357 | 0.613 | 0.851 | 0.928 |
ALB (g/L) | 0.017 | 0.078 | 0.929 | 0.516 | 0.348 | 0.090 | 0.556 | 0.813 | 0.946 |
CRT (mg/dL) | 0.385 | 0.338 | <0.001 | 0.363 | 0.020 | 0.070 | 0.297 | 0.134 | 0.004 |
CHL (mg/dL) | 0.005 | 0.860 | 0.371 | 0.965 | 0.817 | <0.001 | 0.469 | 0.325 | 0.714 |
TG (mg/dL) | <0.001 | 0.575 | <0.001 | 0.179 | 0.153 | <0.001 | 0.222 | 0.777 | 0.883 |
COR (ng/mL) | 0.630 | 0.699 | 0.882 | 0.744 | 0.867 | 0.324 | 0.223 | 0.513 | 0.334 |
ALD (pg/mL) | 0.150 | 0.831 | 0.008 | 0.881 | 0.252 | 0.312 | 0.524 | 0.274 | 0.185 |
Breed 1 | Region 2 | Prd 3 | ||||||||||||
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Item 4 | Brd 5 | Prd | DOR | KAT | STC | SEM | MW | NW | SE | TX | SEM | 1 | 3 | SEM |
GLC | 53.8 a | 55.3 ab | 58.0 b | 1.10 | 56.3 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 55.2 | 1.26 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 0.84 | ||
LAC | 22.9 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 0.98 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 1.11 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 0.79 | ||
UN | 19.2 a | 19.7 a | 21.6 b | 0.46 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 0.53 | 19.4 a | 21.0 b | 0.34 | ||
TP | 7.04 | 7.06 | 7.27 | 0.102 | 6.94 | 7.32 | 7.23 | 7.01 | 0.117 | 7.08 | 7.17 | 0.078 | ||
ALB | 2.63 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 0.039 | 2.58 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.59 | 0.044 | 2.59 | 2.65 | 0.029 | ||
CRT | DOR | 1 | 0.991y | 0.961 x | 0.901 | 0.890 | 0.0421 | |||||||
DOR | 3 | 0.882x | 1.118 y | 0.889 | 0.900 | |||||||||
KAT | 1 | 0.761 x,a | 0.865 ab | 0.879 b | 0.826 ab | |||||||||
KAT | 3 | 0.914 y,b | 0.941 b | 0.896 ab | 0.801 a | |||||||||
STC | 1 | 0.761 | 0.699 | 0.777 | 0.756 | |||||||||
STC | 3 | 0.742 | 0.704 | 0.764 | 0.818 | |||||||||
CHL | 64.7 | 67.3 | 63.1 | 1.72 | 66.9 | 62.8 | 65.2 | 65.4 | 1.99 | 56.2 a | 69.3 b | 1.33 | ||
TG | 32.3 b | 35.1 b | 28.3 a | 1.24 | 31.7 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 30.9 | 1.44 | 28.6 a | 34.5 b | 0.98 | ||
COR | 6.43 | 6.98 | 6.65 | 0.787 | 5.94 | 7.31 | 6.53 | 6.97 | 0.907 | 7.02 | 6.36 | 0.560 | ||
ALD | 52.0 a | 62.5 a | 108.4 b | 13.07 | 78.8 | 80.8 | 65.5 | 72.0 | 15.08 | 78.2 | 70.3 | 8.45 |
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Hussein, A.H.; Patra, A.K.; Puchala, R.; Wilson, B.K.; Goetsch, A.L. Effects of Restricted Availability of Drinking Water on Blood Characteristics and Constituents in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix Sheep from Different Regions of the USA. Animals 2022, 12, 3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12223167
Hussein AH, Patra AK, Puchala R, Wilson BK, Goetsch AL. Effects of Restricted Availability of Drinking Water on Blood Characteristics and Constituents in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix Sheep from Different Regions of the USA. Animals. 2022; 12(22):3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12223167
Chicago/Turabian StyleHussein, Ali Hussein, Amlan Kumar Patra, Ryszard Puchala, Blake Kenyon Wilson, and Arthur Louis Goetsch. 2022. "Effects of Restricted Availability of Drinking Water on Blood Characteristics and Constituents in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix Sheep from Different Regions of the USA" Animals 12, no. 22: 3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12223167
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