Table 3.
Effects of B. coagulans on blood hematological parameters of young piglets infected with ETEC K88.
| Items | Control | ETEC | BC+ETEC | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (10e9/L) | 8.517 ± 1.21a | 6.382 ± 0.57b | 8.861 ± 1.575a | 0.001 |
| RBC (10e12/L) | 6.373 ± 0.79 | 6.831 ± 0.738 | 6.774 ± 0.908 | 0.484 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 119.875 ± 8.254 | 120.429 ± 3.995 | 118.714 ± 7.814 | 0.882 |
| HCT (%) | 40.275 ± 2.81 | 40.513 ± 3.606 | 39.271 ± 2.261 | 0.675 |
| CH (pg) | 21.163 ± 1.684 | 20.413 ± 1.184 | 20.35 ± 1.177 | 0.433 |
| MCV (fL) | 63.713 ± 5.345 | 59.5 ± 3.055 | 60.538 ± 3.057 | 0.111 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 297.375 ± 3.068b | 303.571 ± 2.259a | 302 ± 7.819ab | 0.057 |
| MCH (pg) | 18.938 ± 1.543 | 18.213 ± 1.044 | 18.275 ± 0.962 | 0.429 |
| CHCM (g/dL) | 332.875 ± 4.998b | 343.625 ± 8.618a | 337 ± 11.563ab | 0.070 |
| RDW (%) | 20.825 ± 1.996 | 19.85 ± 1.655 | 19.538 ± 1.088 | 0.276 |
| HDW (g/dL) | 22.7 ± 1.192b | 27.013 ± 2.983a | 25.643 ± 1.458a | 0.001 |
| MPV (fL) | 7.95 ± 1.06 | 8.175 ± 0.767 | 8.225 ± 1.025 | 0.831 |
| NEUT (10e9/L) | 0.312 ± 0.056 | 0.304 ± 0.044 | 0.33 ± 0.045 | 0.558 |
| LYMPH (10e9/L) | 4.173 ± 0.488 | 4.37 ± 0.67 | 4.396 ± 0.482 | 0.682 |
| MONO (10e9/L) | 3.144 ± 0.756a | 1.874 ± 0.349b | 2.884 ± 0.538a | 0.001 |
| EOS (10e9/L) | 0.01 ± 0.000b | 0.011 ± 0.001b | 0.025 ± 0.004a | <0.001 |
| BASO (10e9/L) | 0.03 ± 0.005b | 0.044 ± 0.011a | 0.031 ± 0.008b | 0.006 |
| LUC (10e9/L) | 0.371 ± 0.094b | 0.488 ± 0.079a | 0.406 ± 0.071ab | 0.029 |
| PDW (%) | 50.513 ± 13.542 | 48.05 ± 8.605 | 53.113 ± 12.004 | 0.686 |
WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, haemoglobin; HCT, haematocrit; CH, cholesterol; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; CHCM, mean cell haemoglobin concentration; MCH, mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red blood cell distribution width; HDW, hemoglobin distribution width; MPV, mean platelet volume; NEUT, neutrophils; LYMPH, lymphocyte; MONO, monocytic cell count; EOS, eosinophil; BASO, basophil; LUC, large unstained cells; PDW, platelet distribution width. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 8). a,b,c means with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).