Table 4.

Effect of inactivated P. guilliermondii (Pg) whole yeast cell product supplementation during gestation and lactation on concentration and proportions among peripheral blood leukocytes of sows at gestation day 110 and weaning

Item	SC1n = 32	S1 n = 33	S2 n = 33	SEM	Linear P-value	Quadratic P-value
Day 110 gestation
WBC, K/µL2	9.99	11.76	10.58	0.67	0.54	0.09
NE, K/µL	4.17	6.44	5.60	0.53	0.07	0.03
LY, K/µL	3.31	2.82	2.91	0.26	0.30	0.39
MO, K/µL	0.22	0.22	0.21	0.03	0.76	0.89
EO, K/µL	2.15	2.12	1.78	0.28	0.42	0.70
BA, K/µL	0.14	0.15	0.07	0.03	0.20	0.35
NE:LY	1.30	2.59	2.12	0.34	0.10	0.04
NE, %	42.54	54.79	52.32	3.91	0.10	0.14
LY, %	33.16	24.60	27.89	2.14	0.10	0.03
MO, %	2.23	1.88	2.05	0.24	0.61	0.38
EO, %	20.74	17.48	17.00	2.45	0.30	0.65
BA, %	1.33	1.24	0.73	0.30	0.18	0.57
Weaning
WBC, K/µL	12.21	12.25	12.39	0.64	0.84	0.95
NE, K/µL	5.07	5.76	6.28	0.38	0.03	0.85
LY, K/µL	3.19	2.99	2.94	0.14	0.23	0.68
MO, K/µL	0.33	0.39	0.33	0.03	0.87	0.08
EO, K/µL	3.32	2.88	2.64	0.36	0.17	0.82
BA, K/µL	0.30	0.21	0.19	0.06	0.17	0.64
NE:LY	1.66	1.96	2.34	0.18	0.01	0.86
NE, %	43.11	47.04	50.08	2.00	0.01	0.86
LY, %	26.84	25.11	24.62	1.12	0.16	0.65
MO, %	2.66	3.20	2.76	0.21	0.72	0.06
EO, %	25.32	22.97	21.02	1.69	0.07	0.92
BA, %	2.07	1.67	1.52	0.25	0.11	0.69

Whole blood was obtained from each sow at day 110 of gestation (group 3 only), and weaning into K2-EDTA tubes (BD Vacutainer) for determination of leukocyte differentials using a blood hematology system (Hemavet 950 FS, Drew Scientific, Waterbury, CT).

¹SC = Sow control diet; S1 = Control diet supplemented with 0.1% Pg; S2 = Control diet supplemented with 0.2% Pg.

²WBC = White blood cells; NE = Neutrophils; LY = Lymphocytes; MO = Monocytes; EO = Eosinophils; BA = Basophils; NE:LY = Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio; (K/µL) = 1,000 cells/µL; (%) = percentage of total WBC.