Table 1 Serum biochemistry of WAD goats at different physiological stages

Glucose (g/L)

4.94^b

4.40^b

13.83^a

3.23^b

15.83^a

1.06

0.00

Total protein (g/dL)

26.68^bc

22.60^c

49.61^bc

53.70^b

161.76^a

8.56

0.00

Albumin (g/L)

6.24^a

5.98^a

4.94^b

5.06^b

5.36^ab

0.15

0.01

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

66.29

63.50

85.50

92.10

82.11

5.66

0.44

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

47.97^c

80.50^b

104.67^a

109.80^a

100.44^a

4.51

0.00

Low density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

21.05

29.18

27.57

26.78

25.02

2.69

0.87

High density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

13.76^c

38.63^b

59.89^a

64.60^a

57.44^a

3.21

0.00

Aspartate aminotransferase (u/L)

28.11^d

36.34^c

43.69^b

58.86^a

51.06^ab

2.36

0.00

Alkaline phosphatase (u/L)

1244.34^a

201.63^b

167.78^b

190.90^b

212.00^b

117.19

0.00

Alanine aminotransferase (u/L)

11.39^b

14.42^b

17.13^ab

22.71^a

19.84^a

0.87

0.00

Creatinine (mg/dL)

59.84^b

54.24^b

136.85^ab

334.09^ab

536.74^a

70.03

0.13

Urea (mg/dL)

97.75^a

14.15^b

15.66^b

14.85^b

16.42^b

8.11

0.00