Table 2.
Hematology blood biochemistry of nursery piglets as affected by dietary CEO supplementation1
| Item | Con2 | CEO | SEM | P-value | Reference ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC, 109/L | 27.30 | 27.78 | 0.24 | 0.841 | 11.6 ~ 39.7 |
| RBC, 1012/L | 7.14 | 6.90 | 0.12 | 0.627 | 1.4 ~ 8.9 |
| HGB, g/L | 114.80 | 111.40 | 1.70 | 0.608 | 25.0 ~ 152.0 |
| HCT, % | 38.72 | 38.78 | 0.03 | 0.984 | 8.2 ~ 49.5 |
| MCV, fL | 54.40 | 56.24 | 0.92 | 0.236 | 48.1 ~ 68.7 |
| MCH, pg | 16.04 | 16.16 | 0.06 | 0.853 | 15.0 ~ 19.5 |
| PLT, 109/L | 446.80 | 502.80 | 28.00 | 0.268 | 27.0 ~ 529.0 |
| MPV, fL | 7.08 | 6.92 | 0.08 | 0.628 | 5.6 ~ 11.3 |
| PCT, % | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.844 | 0.0 ~ 0.5 |
1 White blood cell (WB), red blood (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), platelet (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), thrombocytocrit (PCT)
2Control (Con): a based diet. CEO: Con + compound essential oil (contain 5% cinnamaldehyde, 5% carvacrol and 0.7% thymol). N = 100 total, n = 50 per supplementation