Table 2.
BAL cell study of PRRSV–LPS exposed pigs and their controls at 5–7 h after a second LPS administration
Exposure | Number of pigs | BAL cells |
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Total (×106) mean (range) | Differentiation (%) |
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Monocytes/macrophages mean (range) | Neutrophils mean (range) | |||
PRRSV–LPS | 5 | 1874 (600–3360) | 35 (20–46) | 60 (46–76) |
PRRSV only | 3 | 1087 (500–1500) | 67 (54–83) | 24 (8–36) |
LPS only | 4 | 1698 (700–2180) | 37 (28–39) | 59 (48–67) |
None | 4 | 510 (460–560) | 93 (88–96) | 0.5 (0–1) |