Table 2.
Blood analysis of piglets at 50 days of age receiving different feed additives.
| Item | Additives | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control1 | Oils2 | Probiotic3 | SEM | ||
| Mortality % | 10.00 | 2.65 | 4.85 | 2.228 | 0.0504 |
| Leukocytes, mm3 | 21,080 | 17,060 | 20,020 | 0.485 | 0.5218 |
| Neutrophils, mm3 | 13,297 | 11,740 | 13,003 | 0.558 | 0.8490 |
| Lymphocytes, mm3 | 6046a | 3363b | 5418a | 0.437 | 0.0056 |
| Eosinophils, mm3 | 926 | 606 | 649 | 1.271 | 0.7989 |
| Monocytes, mm3 | 810 | 1262 | 948 | 0.755 | 0.2979 |
Least squares means based on 5 pen observations per diet.
1Control: without the inclusion of zootechnical additives; 2Probiotics: inclusion of 0.6% probiotic. Probiotic composition: Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae; 3Blend of functional oils with the inclusion of 0.2% Essential + 0.15% Integrity.
abAverages within the same line with different overwrites are statistically different (P < 0.05).