Table 1.
The effects of three weeks of thermal neutral (TN) or heat stress (HS) conditions on whole blood erythrocyte, hematocrit, hemoglobin, MCV, and MCH in the finishing pigs.
| Parameters | TN | HS | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erythrocyte (×1012/L) | 7.64 ± 0.093 | 7.583 ± 0.148 * | 0.030 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 48.92 ± 0.85 | 44.37 ± 1.28 ** | 0.006 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 138.92 ± 2.82 | 127.6 ± 3.42 * | 0.010 |
| MCV | 64.06 ± 1.08 | 58.5 ± 1.20 ** | 0.004 |
| MCH | 18.18 ± 0.32 | 16.85 ± 0.36 ** | 0.032 |
MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin. Data are mean ± SD; n = 8 for each group. * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01 before vs. after heat stress.