Table 2 Blood analysis of piglets at 50 days of age receiving different feed additives.

From: Effect of functional oils or probiotics on performance and microbiota profile of newly weaned piglets

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

  1. Least squares means based on 5 pen observations per diet.
  2. 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.
  3. abAverages within the same line with different overwrites are statistically different (P < 0.05).
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