Table 1.
The total and differential leucocyte counts in nine pigs experimentally inoculated with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, and in two non-inoculated pigs
| Before inoculation | Diarrhoea | Haemorrhagic diarrhoea (n = 8) | Recovery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery (n = 9) | WBC (109 cells/L) | 14.5 ± 4.9 | 17.7 ± 3.0 | 21.4 ± 4.5⁎ | 22.6 ± 7.2 |
| Neutrophils (109 cells/L) | 6.5 ± 2.5 | 8.0 ± 2.7 | 10.1 ± 4.4 | 12.6 ± 7.5 | |
| Lymphocytes (109 cells/L) | 6.5 ± 2.1 | 6.7 ± 2.2 | 6.5 ± 2.4 | 6.8 ± 1.3 | |
| Monocytes (109 cells/L) | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 1.3⁎ | 4.0 ± 0.8⁎⁎⁎ | 3.1 ± 1.1⁎⁎ | |
| Eosinophils (109 cells/L) | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.3⁎ | |
| Healthy (n = 2) | WBC (109 cells/L) | 24.2 ± 6.1 | 11.8 ± 2.4 | 15.1 ± 2.5 | 15.8 ± 2.1 |
| Neutrophils (109 cells/L) | 10.4 ± 5.1 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 2.0 | 6.8 ± 2.0 | |
| Lymphocytes (109 cells/L) | 11.0 ± 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 6.9 ± 0.1 | |
| Monocytes (109 cells/L) | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.1 | |
| Eosinophils (109 cells/L) | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 |
The samples compared were collected before inoculation, when diarrhoea occurred, at the first sign of haemorrhagic diarrhoea and when the pigs started to recover. The healthy, non-inoculated pigs were sampled at corresponding time points.
WBC, white blood cell count.
⁎
vs. day 0: p < 0.05
⁎⁎
vs. day 0: p < 0.01.
⁎⁎⁎
vs. day 0: p < 0.001.