Table 2.
Hematological values in pigs fed diets containing deoxynivalenol (8 mg/kg) and zearalenone (0.8 mg/kg) or a control diet.
| Item | Control | DON | ZEN | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 18.43 | 18.87 | 19.52 | 1.195 | 0.815 |
| RBC | 7.04 | 6.70 | 6.59 | 0.284 | 0.555 |
| HGB | 12.40 | 11.42 | 11.60 | 0.364 | 0.196 |
| HCT | 38.70 | 36.16 | 36.60 | 1.445 | 0.464 |
| MCV | 55.03 | 54.04 | 55.48 | 0.998 | 0.571 |
| MCH | 17.63 | 17.06 | 17.64 | 0.334 | 0.395 |
| MCHC | 32.08 | 31.62 | 31.80 | 0.404 | 0.738 |
| RDW-CV | 16.45 b | 18.42 a | 16.48 b | 0.417 | 0.008 |
| RDW-SD | 37.90 b | 41.66 a | 38.38 b | 0.811 | 0.013 |
| PLT | 187.25 | 225.20 | 330.40 | 49.147 | 0.147 |
| MPV | 7.58 | 7.58 | 7.54 | 0.23 | 0.991 |
| PDW | 16.05 | 15.86 | 15.96 | 0.181 | 0.771 |
| PCT | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.037 | 0.155 |
Abbreviations: HCT, hematocrit; HGB, hemoglobin; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; PDW, platelet distribution width; PCT, procalcitonin; PLT, platelets; MPV, mean plate volume; RBC, red blood cells; RDW-CV, red blood cell distribution width-coefficient of variation; RDW-SD; red blood cell distribution width-standard deviation; SEM, standard error of the mean; WBC, white blood cells. a, b Values with different letters within the same row are different (p < 0.05).