Table 7.

Effect of blood plasma and yeast supplementation on the blood profile of weaning pigs ¹.

Items	TRT1 1	TRT2 1	TRT3 1	SEM 2	p-Value
Initial
WBC, 103/μL	13.90	14.02	15.82	1.99	0.903
RBC, 106/μL	6.31	6.22	6.27	0.31	0.750
Lymphocyte, %	42.0	42.5	41.6	2.5	0.463
IgG, mg/dL	137.0	136.3	142.8	24.5	0.501
IgM, mg/dL	59.0	60.5	62.3	14.2	0.661
IgA, mg/dL	36.3	32.5	39.8	3.9	0.440
BUN, mg/dL	4.3	4.5	4.5	1.2	0.336
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.67	0.69	0.70	0.05	0.132
Phase 1 (0–7 days)
WBC, 103/μL	14.20	13.28	13.49	1.31	0.971
RBC, 106/μL	6.63	6.68	6.40	0.23	0.526
Lymphocyte, %	44.0	43.6	42.7	4.1	0.942
IgG, mg/dL	170.3	172.8	182.3	7.2	0.008
IgM, mg/dL	82.5	66.8	83.8	10.5	0.292
IgA, mg/dL	65.8	73.5	59.3	4.2	0.247
BUN, mg/dL	6.3	6.8	6.5	1.1	0.197
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.78	0.79	0.85	0.06	0.634
Phase 2 (8–21 days)
WBC, 103/μL	15.36	17.28	18.64	1.32	0.128
RBC, 106/μL	6.91	6.64	6.20	0.27	0.305
Lymphocyte, %	44.3	43.1	45.3	5.2	0.961
IgG, mg/dL	272.5	293.8	297.5	36.7	0.747
IgM, mg/dL	81.8	79.3	74.3	11.3	0.957
IgA, mg/dL	145.0	127.8	137.3	9.4	0.758
BUN, mg/dL	10.0	9.3	9.5	1.8	0.842
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.09	0.93	1.05	0.08	0.642
Phase 3 (22–42 days)
WBC, 103/μL	16.57	17.22	19.04	1.94	0.799
RBC, 106/μL	6.61	6.46	6.72	0.35	0.902
Lymphocyte, %	44.0	46.0	47.2	3.3	0.536
IgG, mg/dL	285.0	304.3	309.8	25.4	0.437
IgM, mg/dL	84.0	86.3	81.8	10.1	0.760
IgA, mg/dL	328.0	310.0	316.8	9.7	0.258
BUN, mg/dL	16.8	15.5	14.5	2.9	0.992
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.07	1.06	0.94	0.07	0.430

¹ Abbreviation: Phase 1: TRT1, 6% BP; TRT2, 3% BP+ 3% yeast; TRT3, 6% yeast. Phase 2: TRT1, 3% BP; TRT2, 1.5% BP + 1.5% yeast; TRT3, 3% yeast. Phase 3: TRT1; TRT2; TRT3, Basal diet (CON). ² Standard error of means.