Table 2 Mean ± SD of total proteins, albumin, albumin/globulin ratio, nitric oxide, glutathione reduced and haptoglobin in dairy cows during winter/heat stress with and without retained fetal membranes

Total proteins g/dl)

5.65 ± .07^b

5.46 ± .18^b

5.17 ± .07^a

5.52 ± .11^b

0.0001

Albumin (g/dl)

4.69 ± .06^b

4.68 ± .12^b

4.36 ± .088^a

4.79 ± .11^b

0.0001

Globulin (g/dl)

1.39 ± .06

1.17 ± .14

1.35 ± .08

1.18 ± .13

0.041

Albumin/globulin

3.70 ± .20^a

4.06 ± .45^ab

4.18 ± .37^ab

4.86 ± .62^b

0.007

NO (µmol/l)

26.83 ± 1.81^a

33.49 ± 5.80^b

24.63 ± 1.60^a

35.15 ± 2.46^b

0.002

GSH(g/dl)

32.11 ± 2.11^b

19.48 ± 7.12^a

24.75 ± 1.56^a

22.60 ± 2.92^a

0.008

Haptoglobin mg/dl)

14.86 ± 1.85

13.46 ± 4.98

14.16 ± 1.21

18.38 ± 1.78

NS