Figure 1

Body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) across the experimental period for control (CTL) and ketosis induction protocol (KIP) treatments (TRT). Error bars represent the 68% confidence limits of the least squares mean. The − 28 expected days relative to calving (DRTC) values were included as model covariates for their respective response; values graphically represented for − 28 expected DRTC are the arithmetic means. Variance in the actual DRTC sampled is represented for the relevant prepartum timepoints (± standard deviation). Differences across DRTC (P ≤ 0.05, Tukey's adjustment) are indicated when alphabetic superscripts do not share characters.