Table 4.
Blood variables observed in growing pigs fed diets with minimal mycotoxin contamination (CON), with additional aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination (MTAF), MTAF with phytobiotics (AFP), or MTAF with phytobiotics and adsorbent (AFPA) in experiment 2.
| Treatment | CON | MTAF | AFP | AFPA | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total protein, g/dL | 5.90 | 6.08 | 6.26 | 6.20 | 0.12 | 0.173 |
| Albumin, g/dL | 3.86 | 4.04 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 0.09 | 0.129 |
| Globulin, g/dL | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 0.08 | 0.835 |
| Albumin/globulin | 1.93 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 0.09 | 0.896 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L | 28.0 b | 30.4 b | 33.0 ab | 38.4 a | 2.3 | 0.036 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, U/L | 20.9 b | 23.5 ab | 25.0 a | 25.4 a | 1.1 | 0.034 |
| Alkaline phosphatase, U/L | 196 | 207 | 218 | 223 | 10 | 0.298 |
| Creatine phosphokinase, U/L | 798 | 961 | 1029 | 1331 | 210 | 0.340 |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0 | - |
| Urea N, mg/dL | 14.5 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 0.207 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.94 b | 1.09 a | 1.14 a | 1.12 a | 0.04 | 0.002 |
| Urea nitrogen/creatinine | 16.0 a | 11.6 b | 10.6 b | 11.8 b | 1.0 | 0.005 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 91.8 | 97.8 | 91.3 | 94.2 | 3.6 | 0.573 |
| Cholesterol, mg/dL | 85.6 a | 75.8 bc | 78.8 ab | 70.4 c | 2.4 | 0.002 |
| Immune variables | ||||||
| TNF-α, pg/mL | 69.1 b | 62.8 b | 80.5 ab | 89.8 a | 6.8 | 0.042 |
| IgG, mg/mL | 107.0 | 89.6 | 85.4 | 81.3 | 10.6 | 0.355 |
| Minerals | ||||||
| P, mg/dL | 9.56 | 9.81 | 10.49 | 10.05 | 0.36 | 0.340 |
| Ca, mg/dL | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 0.453 |
| Cl, mEq/L | 104 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 1 | 0.939 |
| Na, mEq/L | 146 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 1 | 0.663 |
| K, mEq/L | 5.65 | 5.75 | 5.68 | 5.76 | 0.17 | 0.970 |
| Na/K | 26.0 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 0.8 | 0.920 |
abc Means lacking common superscript letters differ (p < 0.05).