Table 2.
Hematologic results as mean ± SE in infected and non-infected sheep with L. serrata
| Parameters | Infected (n = 15) | Non-infected (n = 10) | p -value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (×10 3 μL -1 ) | 10.27 ± 3.82a | 10.18 ± 1.39 a | 0.948 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 53.40 ±11.04a | 54.20 ± 7.36 a | 0.871 |
| Monocyte (%) | 0.50 ± 0.70 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.052 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 3.50 ± 1.26a | 0.20 ± 0.44b | 0.000 |
| Neutrophil (%) | 42.70 ±10.88a | 45.60 ± 7.70 a | 0.563 |
| RBC (×10 3 μL -1 ) | 8.93 ± 1.24 a | 10.67 ± 2.06 a | 0.139 |
| Hemoglobin (g dL -1 ) | 7.87 ± 1.24a | 11.20 ± 2.09b | 0.019 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 27.07 ± 3.71a | 35.18 ± 5.14b | 0.019 |
| MCV (fl) | 30.41 ± 1.85 a | 31.67 ± 4.25 a | 0.554 |
| MCH (pg) | 8.76 ± 0.44 a | 9.82 ± 1.60 a | 0.215 |
| MCHC (g dL -1 ) | 28.96 ± 1.31a | 35.16 ± 2.26b | 0.002 |
| RDW (%) | 16.73 ± 0.76 a | 17.00 ± 0.95 a | 0.599 |
| Platelet (×10 3 μL -1 ) | 202.00 ± 57.12 a | 233.40 ± 34.73 a | 0.212 |
WBC: white blood cells, RBC: red blood cell, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mchc: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and RDW: red cell distribution width.
ab Values in rows with different lower-case superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).