Table 4.
Effect of direct-fed microbial on erythrocytes
| Treatment | SP, month | Erythrocytes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hb, g/dl | RBC, 106/μL | PCV, % | MCV, µm3 | MCH, pg | MCHC, % | ||
| Reference range1 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 27–45 | 28–40 | 8–12 | 31–34 | |
| Control | 10.05 | 7.60 | 29.21 | 39.30 | 13.57 | 34.84 | |
| RE3 | 10.64 | 7.95 | 30.00 | 37.71 | 13.61 | 36.35 | |
| RE3 Plus | 10.63 | 8.13 | 29.95 | 36.18 | 13.06 | 36.12 | |
| P3 | 10.56 | 7.83 | 29.65 | 37.53 | 13.25 | 33.94 | |
| SE | 0.69 | 0.31 | 1.48 | 1.96 | 0.75 | 1.40 | |
| 1 | 11.49a | 8.14b | 30.55b | 37.47 | 14.20 | 36.77a | |
| 2 | 11.20a | 8.93a | 33.60a | 37.85 | 12.68 | 33.40b | |
| 3 | 7.86b | 5.71c | 20.67c | 37.54 | 13.93 | 37.67a | |
| 4 | 11.33a | 8.72a | 34.00a | 37.85 | 12.68 | 33.40b | |
| SE | 0.66 | 0.31 | 1.50 | 2.03 | 0.73 | 1.38 | |
| Statistical interaction | |||||||
| Control*sp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |
| RE3*sp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |
| RE3 Plus*sp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |
| P3*sp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |
Means with the common letter within treatments and sampling periods (SP) are not significantly different based on comparison of least squares means within PROC MIXED of SAS. ****P < 0.0001.
1Source: Aiello (2000).