Table 3.
Effect of oral administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 on the hematological parameters of weaned pigs.
| Indicators | Treatment | SEM | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | |||
| Leukocytes, 103/mm3 | 17.90 | 16.25 | 18.88 | 1.329 | 0.856 |
| Lymphocytes, 103/mm3 | 4.43 | 4.93 | 5.98 | 0.564 | 0.315 |
| Monocytes, 103/mm3 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 0.127 | 0.847 |
| Granulocytes, 103/mm3 | 12.35 | 10.07 | 11.62 | 1.897 | 0.811 |
| Eosinophils, 103/mm3 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.098 | 0.789 |
| Erythrocytes, 106/mm3 | 6.63 | 7.15 | 6.89 | 0.330 | 0.748 |
| Hb, g/dL | 10.75 | 11.17 | 10.73 | 0.447 | 0.066 |
| Hto, % | 33.30 | 35.05 | 32.40 | 1.820 | 0.762 |
| ACV, µm3 | 48.50 | 49.00 | 47.25 | 1.358 | 0.829 |
| ACH, pg | 16.25 | 15.70 | 15.55 | 0.277 | 0.072 |
| MCHC, g/dL | 33.63 a | 31.98 b | 33.10 a | 0.253 | 0.001 |
| Platelets, 103/mm3 | 1262.75 a | 760.50 b | 1120.75 a, b | 36.281 | 0.043 |
| APV, µm3 | 13.20 | 13.57 | 14.27 | 1.035 | 0.745 |
a, b Means with different superscripts within a row differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). T0: feedstuff without probiotics or antibiotics; T1: feedstuff with antibiotics; T2: feedstuff with 109 CFU L. plantarum CAM6/mL. Hb: hemoglobin; Hto: hematocrit; ACV: average cell volume; ACH: average corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, APV: average platelet volume. n = 8 pigs per treatment. SEM: standard error of the mean.