TABLE 2.
List of hematological variables with significant differences between control and inoculated pigs, and between high and low shedder pigsa
| Blood cells | Sampling day | C vs I P value |
HS vs LS P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| White cells | |||
| Leucocytes | 1 dpi 7 dpi 10 dpi |
0.030
0.002 0.043 |
0.120 0.840 0.340 |
| % lymphocytes | 1 dpi 7 dpi 10 dpi |
0.001
0.004 0.001 |
0.040 0.170 0.030 |
| % basophiles | 1 dpi | 0.006 | 0.020 |
| % eosinophiles | 1 dpi | 0.008 | 0.320 |
| % monocytes | D0 3 dpi 10 dpi |
0.015
0.004 0.049 |
0.460 0.040 0.210 |
| % granulocytes | 1 dpi 7 dpi 10 dpi |
0.001
0.002 0.001 |
0.020 0.090 0.040 |
| % other cells | 10 dpi 21 dpi |
0.020
0.014 |
0.660 0.330 |
| Red cells | |||
| Red cells | 21 dpi | 0.006 | 0.560 |
| Haematocrit | 21 dpi | 0.010 | 0.040 |
| Mean cell haemoglobin concn | 10 dpi 21 dpi |
0.004
0.008 |
0.200 0.310 |
| Red blood cell distribution index | 3 dpi 7 dpi |
0.008
0.020 |
0.884 0.030 |
| Platelets | 3 dpi | 0.020 | 0.310 |
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Significant differences are shown in bold. C, control; I, inoculated; HS, high shedder; LS, low shedder.