Table 5. Effects of brine mineral water (BMW) on the complete blood corpuscle count of blood, biochemical analysis, and immune response of the serum in the growing-finishing pigs (0 to 56 days).
| Items | Diluted BMW in intake water (%) | SEM | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Complete blood corpuscle count | ||||||
| RBC (× 106 cell/μL) | 6.963c | 7.216bc | 7.593a | 7.296b | 0.085 | 0.006 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 13.033b | 13.872ab | 14.561a | 14.172a | 0.273 | 0.033 |
| HCT (%) | 38.100b | 39.311ab | 41.539a | 38.606ab | 0.859 | 0.139 |
| MCV (fL) | 54.689 | 54.494 | 55.183 | 55.222 | 0.724 | 0.899 |
| MCH (pg) | 18.767 | 19.317 | 19.294 | 19.322 | 0.423 | 0.765 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 34.344 | 35.417 | 34.989 | 35.172 | 0.511 | 0.602 |
| WBC (× 106 cell/μL) | 16.639 | 15.206 | 18.533 | 13.433 | 1.359 | 0.135 |
| PLT (× 106 cell/μL) | 195.333 | 195.333 | 160.056 | 100.778 | 29.048 | 0.187 |
| Biochemical analysis | ||||||
| GLU (mg/dL) | 95.389 | 96.333 | 103.527 | 95.167 | 2.473 | 0.181 |
| CHOL (mg/dL) | 93.444 | 85.111 | 98.833 | 96.111 | 4.071 | 0.196 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 35.333a | 33.667ab | 36.000a | 28.333b | 1.563 | 0.054 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 38.889 | 38.167 | 39.611 | 38.667 | 0.898 | 0.798 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 47.667 | 38.556 | 46.000 | 31.667 | 9.902 | 0.455 |
| Serum immunoglobulins | ||||||
| IgG (mg/dL) | 383.167b | 437.111a | 429.556a | 409.500ab | 8.096 | 0.017 |
| IgM (mg/dL) | 102.889c | 138.778a | 121.778b | 126.722ab | 3.348 | 0.001 |
a–c
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC, white blood cell; PLT, platelet; GLU, glucose; CHOL, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M.