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. 2023 Sep 29;9:42. doi: 10.1186/s40813-023-00337-7

Table 3.

Reference range intervals in commercial pigs at different production stages for salivary biomarkers not sex-influenced

Salivary biomarker1 Reference Interval Lower and Upper Confidence Interval N
Pig-MAP
Post-weaning 7.07–100.64 4.44–7.19; 98.69–207.72 156
Growing 4.37–29.30 3.43–5.24; 26.01–33.92 117
Finishing 3.65–36.79 2.72–3.74; 35.56–68.73 124
S100A12
Post-weaning 7.75–99.77 1.76–7.92; 100.24 – NA2 156
Growing 3.59–64.32 4.67–3.99; 64.58 – NA2 130
Finishing 6.61–60.68 3.24–8.38; 44.71–68.87 115
TP
Post-weaning 0.36–1.78 0.21–0.37; 1.78–2.30 157
Growing 0.76–3.20 0.43–0.78; 3.19–4.74 126
Finishing 0.31–2.08 0.14–0.37; 2.03–2.39 119
OSI
Post-weaning 0.32–1.37 0.27–0.33; 1.77 – NA2 160
Growing 0.49–1.61 0.42–0.49; 2.09 – NA2 130
Finishing 0.42–1.88 0.34–0.44; 2.24 – NA2 122
α-amylase
Post-weaning 36.19–1576.61 19.0–36.03; 1577.24–1685.32 160
Growing 57.90–1174.28 28.82–58.95; 1079.44–1579.21 131
Finishing 27.83–1027.53 22.27–28.82; 918.97–1632.92 124

1Pig-MAP (ng/mL); S100A12 (µg/mL); TP (mg/mL); OSI (Ratio TOS/TAC); α-amylase (U/L).

2NA = not available