Table 4.
Effect of medium-chain-triglyceride on blood characteristics of weanling pigs at d 42 (Exp. 1)1
| Items | NC | PC | MCT3 | MCT5 | SE2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (103/μl) | |||||
| 0 d | 12.26 | 12.26 | 12.26 | 12.26 | – |
| 14 d | 14.38 | 13.87 | 14.78 | 14.83 | 1.09 |
| 28 d | 14.40 | 14.25 | 15.96 | 16.20 | 0.78 |
| 42 d | 18.62 | 19.27 | 17.49 | 17.86 | 0.65 |
| RBC (106/μl) | |||||
| 0 d | 5.38 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 5.38 | – |
| 14 d | 5.83 | 5.58 | 5.68 | 5.62 | 0.21 |
| 28 d | 6.45 | 6.14 | 6.08 | 6.04 | 0.21 |
| 42 d | 7.07 | 7.09 | 6.82 | 6.83 | 0.13 |
| Lymphocyte3 (%) | |||||
| 0 d | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | – |
| 14 d | 55.6 | 56.8 | 60.7 | 57.1 | 2.99 |
| 28 d | 60.0 | 59.5 | 63.8 | 63.2 | 3.59 |
| 42 d | 57.9 | 59.3 | 60.7 | 57.6 | 1.6 |
| IgG (mg/dl) | |||||
| 0 d | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | – |
| 14 d | 277 | 302 | 268 | 274 | 18.2 |
| 28 d | 354 | 414 | 384 | 368 | 48.4 |
| 42 d | 498 | 553 | 491 | 510 | 47.5 |
a,b
Within a row, mean with different superscripts differ (p<0.05).
1
Each mean represents 6 pens with 5 pigs each per treatment. Dietary treatments were as follows: NC = Negative control diet; PC = Positive control diet with 40 mg/kg Tiamulin, 110 ppm Tylosin, and 10 mg/kg Enramycin. MCT3 = NC+0.32% medium-chain-triglyceride. MCT5 = NC+0.55% (phase 1), 0.32% (phase 2, 3) medium-chain-triglyceride.
2
Standard errors.
3
Values are presented as a percentage of total white blood cell count.