Table 5.
Summary of hematology variables measured in whole blood following LPS administration (0.25 µg/kg body weight) in steers supplemented with methionine at 0 (L0), 2.2 (L1), or 4.4 (L2) g/steer/d for 40 d
| Treatment | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | L0 | L1 | L2 | SEM | Treatment | Time | Interaction |
| Red blood cells, M/µL | 7.10 | 7.04 | 6.73 | 0.16 | 0.20 | <0.01 | 0.36 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 10.59a | 10.08b | 10.16b | 0.14 | 0.04 | <0.01 | 0.08 |
| Hematocrit, % | 30.68 | 29.25 | 29.99 | 0.44 | 0.08 | <0.01 | 0.34 |
| Platelets, K/µL | 381.92 | 365.78 | 390.17 | 28.65 | 0.82 | <0.01 | 0.44 |
a,bMeans within rows lacking common superscripts differ P ≤ 0.05.