Table 5.
Effects of dietary complex probiotic supplementation on the blood profile in growing pigs.
| Item | Probiotics (% of Diet) | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (CON) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | CON vs. Probiotics | Linear | Quadratic | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.41 ± 0.03 a | 2.36 ± 0.02 a | 2.25 ± 0.03 b | 2.24 ± 0.03 b | 0.001 | 0.0003 | 0.385 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 0.99 ± 0.03 | 0.96 ± 0.04 | 1.01 ± 0.03 | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 0.839 | 0.707 | 0.387 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 1.05 ± 0.06 | 1.09 ± 0.05 | 1.08 ± 0.03 | 1.08 ± 0.05 | 0.607 | 0.718 | 0.729 |
| Triacylglycerides, mmol/L | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ±0.04 | 0.44 ±0.04 | 0.46 ±0.04 | 0.632 | 0.614 | 0.856 |
| Glucose, mmol/L | 7.07 ± 0.30 a | 6.13 ± 0.30 b | 5.76 ± 0.33 c | 5.86 ± 0.35 c | 0.006 | 0.011 | 0.505 |
| Total protein, g/L | 70.05 ± 1.06 | 70.83 ± 1.28 | 69.84 ± 1.07 | 71.03 ± 1.08 | 0.709 | 0.902 | 0.555 |
| Urea nitrogen, mmol/L | 4.01 ± 0.19 | 3.91 ± 0.28 | 3.96 ± 0.27 | 4.00 ± 0.39 | 0.876 | 0.913 | 0.835 |
Note. HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; a, b, c Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).