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Table 3 Concentrations of amino acids other than citrulline, arginine, ornithine and alanine in serum of goats on d 0 and d 30 of lactation, nmol/mL

From: Dietary citrulline supplementation enhances milk production in lactating dairy goats

Item 

Control (alanine supplementation)

Citrulline supplementation

Asp

Glu

Asn

Ser

Asp

Glu

Asn

Ser

Day 0

1.8 \(\pm\ 1.7\)

120 \(\pm\ 36\)

41 \(\pm\ 17\)

90 \(\pm\ 36\)

2.7 \(\pm\ 1.8\)

131 \(\pm\ 39\)

38 \(\pm\ 8\)

62 \(\pm\ 24\)

Day 30

2.6 \(\pm\ 1.9\)

140 \(\pm\ 35\)

51 \(\pm\ 18\)

140 \(\pm\ 39\)

3.8 \(\pm\ 1.9\)

138 \(\pm\ 42\)

53 \(\pm\ 18\)

111 \(\pm\ 31\)

 

Gln

His

Gly

Thr

Gln

His

Gly

Thr

Day 0

332 \(\pm\ 77\)

72 \(\pm\ 14\)

483 \(\pm\ 162\)

50 \(\pm\ 21\)

329 \(\pm\ 53\)

73 \(\pm\ 13\)

537 \(\pm\ 163\)

59 \(\pm\ 23\)

Day 30

349 \(\pm\ 67\)

57 \(\pm\ 19\)

\(66\pm 167\)

47 \(\pm\ 23\)

375 \(\pm\ 104\)

65 \(\pm\ 11\)

691 \(\pm\ 272\)

55 \(\pm\ 29\)

 

β-Ala

Tau

Tyr

Trp

β-Ala

Tau

Tyr

Trp

Day 0

0.8 \(\pm\ 0.2\)

163 \(\pm\ 37\)

54 \(\pm\ 25\)

34 \(\pm\ 13\)

1.8 \(\pm\ 0.8\)

199 \(\pm\ 49\)

49 \(\pm\ 8\)

33 \(\pm\ 9\)

Day 30

1.1 \(\pm\ 0.6\)

149 \(\pm\ 53\)

60 \(\pm\ 25\)

35 \(\pm\ 16\)

1.7 \(\pm\ 0.9\)

134 \(\pm\ 21\)

55 \(\pm\ 19\)

38 \(\pm\ 9\)

 

Met

Val

Phe

Ile

Met

Val

Phe

Ile

Day 0

34 \(\pm\ 13\)

165 \(\pm\ 88\)

47 \(\pm\ 23\)

117 \(\pm\ 58\)

32 \(\pm\ 11\)

178 \(\pm\ 36\)

50 \(\pm\ 10\)

106 \(\pm\ 40\)

Day 30

35 \(\pm\ 16\)

178 \(\pm\ 35\)

50 \(\pm\ 11\)

140 \(\pm\ 71\)

38 \(\pm\ 9\)

172 \(\pm\ 54\)

43 \(\pm\ 12\)

116 \(\pm\ 36\)

 

Leu

Lys

  

Leu

Lys

  

Day 0

161 \(\pm\ 64\)

138 \(\pm\ 49\)

  

151 \(\pm\ 62\)

122 \(\pm\ 27\)

  

Day 30

140 \(\pm\ 65\)

156 \(\pm\ 71\)

  

169 \(\pm\ 43\)

145 \(\pm\ 31\)

  
  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD. The numbers of does are 24 and 23 for the CON and Cit groups, respectively. Data were analyzed by ANOVA for a repeated-measures model [21]