Table 6 Effects of heat stress on serum hormones at different stages in Holstein cows.
Items | Groups | SEM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-N | C-HS | H-N | H-HS | Dc-N | Dc-HS | ||
PRL, μIU/mL | 3076.49 | 2707.12 | 3192.27 | 2877.77 | 2892.63 | 2560.43 | 53.1 |
GC, ng/mL | 33.05 | 24.65 | 37.36 | 29.02 | 29.15 | 21.26 | 0.28 |
T3, ng/mL | 1.34 | 1.76 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 1.78 | 2.29 | 0.02 |
T4, ng/mL | 68.46 | 87.17 | 56.93 | 76.09 | 81.71 | 99.18 | 1.06 |
INS, mU/mL | 13.31 | 8.91 | 14.87 | 11.15 | 11.69 | 7.25 | 0.15 |
COR, ng/mL | 102.66 | 73.34 | 117.58 | 97.19 | 87.62 | 57.17 | 1.51 |
Degree of INS reduction* | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.01 | |||