almost significantP = 0.05
Pre and postpartum blood metabolite concentrations in cows with or without persistent infection at W5 and W7 The association between blood glucose concentrations at different times (W-3, W-1, W3, W5 and W7) and the status of uterine bacterial infection (uninfected at W5 and W7, positive for infection at W5 but not W7, positive for infection at W7 but not W5, and persistent bacterial infection) was almost significant (P = 0.05).