Table 5.
Blood cell count parametersa.
| C | F | P1 | CC | CF | FC | FF | P2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 24 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Total leukocyte count (109/L) | 2.70 ± 0.18 | 2.44 ± 0.28 | 0.192 | 8.35 ± 1.92 | 6.22 ± 0.89* | 6.22 ± 0.54 | 9.06 ± 1.86 | 0.105 |
| Total erythrocyte count (109/L) | 3.90 ± 0.09 | 3.71 ± 0.11 | 0.283 | 2.69 ± 0.46 | 3.85 ± 0.42 | 3.17 ± 0.39 | 3.29 ± 0.17 | 0.403 |
| Hemoglobin | 4.95 ± 0.10 | 4.55 ± 0.23 | 0.162 | 3.19 ± 0.56 | 4.58 ± 0.42 | 3.76 ± 0.42 | 3.89 ± 0.22 | 0.354 |
| Hematocrit | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.490 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.351 |
| MCV | 72.6 ± 0.7 | 73.4 ± 0.8 | 0.583 | 69.4 ± 1.0 | 69.4 ± 0.84 | 70.0 ± 1.0 | 69.5 ± 0.8 | 0.993 |
| MCHC | 17.5 ± 0.1 | 16.7 ± 0.7 | 0.279 | 16.3 ± 0.8 | 17.3 ± 0.1 | 16.8 ± 0.4 | 17.0 ± 0.1 | 0.661 |
| Platelets | 101 ± 21 | 86 ± 18 | 0.685 | 464 ± 96 | 496 ± 53 | 557 ± 97 | 426 ± 56 | 0.497 |
| MPV | 13.7 ± 0.9 | 15.1 ± 0.7 | 0.280 | 12.3 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 0.8 | 15.3 ± 2.8 | 14.7 ± 1.3 | 0.980 |
| MPC | 236 ± 2 | 236 ± 2 | 0.928 | 242 ± 6 | 245 ± 4 | 236 ± 8 | 244 ± 6 | 0.155 |
| Neutrophil count (109/L) | 1.43 ± 0.13 | 1.17 ± 0.23 | < 0.05 | 5.97 ± 1.65 | 3.89 ± 0.79* | 3.97 ± 0.48 | 6.86 ± 1.83 | < 0.05 |
| Neutrophil proportion (%) | 52.3 ± 2.1 | 43.8 ± 2.8 | < 0.01 | 65.1 ± 4.0 | 57.7 ± 5.2* | 64.0 ± 5.7 | 69.9 ± 4.8 | < 0.05 |
| Lymphocyte count (109/L) | 1.08 ± 0.07 | 1.06 ± 0.07 | 0.943 | 1.88 ± 0.23 | 1.93 ± 0.16 | 2.01 ± 0.38 | 1.76 ± 0.20 | 0.899 |
| Lymphocyte proportion (%) | 41.3 ± 2.0 | 47.8 ± 2.7 | < 0.05 | 28.7 ± 3.7 | 35.4 ± 4.8* | 32.0 ± 5.5 | 25.2 ± 4.5 | 0.065 |
| Monocyte count (109/L) | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.830 | 0.29 ± 0.09 | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.729 |
| Monocyte proportion (%) | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 4.9 ± 0.5 | 0.228 | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.5* | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | < 0.05 |
| Eosinophil count (108/L) | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.249 | 0.36 ± 0.11 | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.95 ± 0.50 | 0.262 |
| Eosinophil proportion (%) | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.718 | 0.4 ± 0.1b | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.106 |
| Basophil count (108/L) | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.717 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.06 | 0.11 ± 0.04 | 0.975 |
| Basophil proportion (%) | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 0.546 | 0.2 ± 0.05 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 0.2 ± 0.08 | 0.2 ± 0.04 | 0.769 |
| LUC count (108/L) | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 0.72 ± 0.15 | 0.066 | 1.56 ± 0.38 | 0.94 ± 0.15 | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 1.29 ± 0.41 | 0.421 |
| LUC proportion (%) | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.02 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 0.355 |
Values are means ± SEMs; P1 indicates the P-value comparing the two groups fed colostrum or formula on day 5, i.e., C and F; P2 indicates the P-value comparing the four 9-day groups, i.e., CC, CF, FC, and FF; the post-hoc comparison between the respective three groups and the control group (FF) was performed by Dunnett's test and significance was indicated by superscript asterisks:
P < 0.05.
CC vs. FF, P = 0.063.
C, colostrum feeding; CC, colostrum feeding until day 9; CF, 4 days colostrum feeding followed by formula feeding until day 9; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; F, formula feeding; FC, 4 days formula feeding followed by colostrum feeding until day 9; FF, formula feeding until day 9; LUC, large unstained cells; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MPC, mean platelet component; MPV, mean platelet volume.