Table 1 The effects of pregnancy status and type of mating on individual cytokine concentrations with the vaginal fluid of beef heifers

IL-1β

1.24

8.09

1.50

2.02

0.05

IL-17a

0.60^b

2.32^a

0.68^b

0.29

0.01

MCP-1

19.8^a

990.4^b

110.6^ab

278.0

0.04

TNFα

4.39^ab

18.09^b

1.15^b

2.97

0.05

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Bull Bred (d7)

A.I. Bred (d 7)

SEM

P Value

IFNγ

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3.86^a

0.86^b

0.76

0.05

IL17a

---

2.32^a

0.47^b

0.31

0.01

IL36ra

---

13.19

3.50

2.99

0.08

TNFa

---

18.09^a

1.93^b

2.89

0.02