Table 5.
Effects of dietary spinach extract or licorice extract supplementation on hemoglobin concentration in weaned piglets (n = 5).
| Item | Treatment 1 | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | SE | LE | MIX | ||
| Initial concentration (g/L) | 83.40 ± 4.82 | 82.20 ± 5.07 | 85.00 ± 3.48 | 84.20 ± 2.92 | 0.969 |
| Final concentration (g/L) | 79.00 ± 1.48 b | 87.60 ± 1.21 a | 82.80 ± 2.20 b | 88.40 ± 1.03 a | 0.002 |
1 CON group: basal diet; SE group: basal diet + 1.5 kg/t spinach extract; LE group: basal diet + 400 g/t licorice extract; MIX group: basal diet + 1.5 kg/t spinach extract + 400 g/t licorice extract. Severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration < 90 g/L), anemic (hemoglobin concentration < 110 g/L). a,b Different superscripts within a row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).