SLOVENIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH

Bone metabolism markers and blood minerals concentration in dairy cattle during pregnancy and lactation 197
Table 2: Mean values and standard deviations of Ca, iP, Mg, ALP, BALP and CTx at each stage of lactation and
statistical significance
Group n Ca (mmol/L) iP (mmol/L) Mg (mmol/L) ALP (U/L) BALP (U/L) CTx (ng/L)
1 10 2.43 ± 0.12 3 2.22 ± 0.33 3,4 0.97 ± 0.08 2 32.4 ± 5.9 2.3 11.64 ±
1.64 2.3.4,5 0.089 ±
0.044 4,5
2 10 2.44 ± 0.09 3 2.04 ± 0.19 3 0.84 ± 0.05 1.3.5 48.1 ± 7.4 1 16.29 ± 2.1 1.3 0.201 ±
0.131 4,5
3 10
1.96 ±
1.37 ±
21.75 ± 0.386 ±
1.02 ± 0.13
0.27 1.2.4.5 0.30 2,4 52.1 ± 10.7 1 1.2.4.5 4.35 1.2.4.5 0.132 4,5
4 10 2.30 ± 0.14 3,5 1.87 ± 0.17 1.3 0.88 ± 0.10 5 41.9 ± 14.7 16.91 ± 3.12 1.3 1.174 ±
0.582 1,2,3
5 14 2.57 ± 0.13 3.4 1.94 ± 0.23 3 1.05 ± 0.06 2.4 44.1 ± 12.3 16.14 ± 4.03 1.3 0.828 ±
0.352 1,2,3
Legend: 1,2,3,4,5 – statistically significant differences for parameters between groups at P