Table 1.
Impact of natural farrowing and C-section on blood routines of newborn pigs.
| Items | Grouping | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF group | CS group | ||
| WBC, 109/L | 7.00 ± 0.64 | 3.04 ± 0.47 | <0.01 |
| NEU% | 60.88 ± 5.61 | 36.69 ± 4.00 | <0.01 |
| LYM% | 32.93 ± 2.77 | 48.48 ± 9.26 | 0.13 |
| MON% | 4.71 ± 3.64 | 11.94 ± 7.01 | 0.38 |
| EOS% | 1.29 ± 0.39 | 2.10 ± 0.54 | 0.24 |
| BAS% | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.80 ± 0.25 | 0.04 |
| NEU, 109/L | 4.47 ± 0.71 | 1.14 ± 0.23 | <0.01 |
| LYM, 109/L | 2.19 ± 0.10 | 1.59 ± 0.38 | 0.15 |
| MON, 109/L | 0.24 ± 0.16 | 0.24 ± 0.13 | 0.99 |
| EOS, 109/L | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.35 |
| BAS, 109/L | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.43 |
| RBC, 1012/L | 6.09 ± 0.32 | 2.28 ± 0.39 | <0.01 |
| HGB, g/L | 122.13 ± 7.66 | 42.50 ± 7.56 | <0.01 |
| HCT, % | 39.18 ± 2.27 | 14.66 ± 2.45 | <0.01 |
| MCV, fL | 64.2 ± 0.72 | 64.19 ± 1.89 | 0.99 |
| MCH, pg | 19.99 ± 0.36 | 18.54 ± 0.80 | 0.11 |
| MCHC, g/L | 311.00 ± 3.06 | 288.43 ± 5.83 | <0.01 |
| RDW-C, % | 16.35 ± 0.26 | 16.56 ± 0.40 | 0.66 |
| RDW-S, fL | 39.68 ± 0.64 | 39.70 ± 1.02 | 0.98 |
| PLT, 109/L | 296.63 ± 40.21 | 226.00 ± 40.53 | 0.24 |
| MPV, fL | 9.90 ± 0.69 | 9.53 ± 0.63 | 0.70 |
| PDW, fL | 9.84 ± 0.20 | 12.13 ± 1.28 | 0.08 |
| PCT, % | 0.29 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.11 |
Values are means ± SEMs, n = 8 per group. NF, natural farrowing; CS, C-section; WBC, white blood cell; NEU%, neutrophil ratio; LYM%, lymphocyte ratio; MON%, monocyte ratio; EOS, eosinophilic ratio; BAS, basophilic granulocyte ratio; EOS, neutrophile granulocyte; BAS, basophilic granulocyte; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin concentration; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin content; MCHC, mean corpuscular-hemoglobin concentration; RDW-C, coefficient of variation of red cell distribution width; RDW-S, standard deviation of red blood cell distribution width; PLT, blood platelet; MPV, mean platelet volume; PDW, platelet distribution width; PCT, platelet volume.