Plasma metabolomic profiles and immune responses of piglets after weaning and challenge with E. coli

Table 2 Hematological parameters of piglets on day 0, 4 and 11 postweaning

Items	Day postweaning^a			SE	P value
	0^b	4	11
WBC^c, × 10⁹/L	10.47^a	13.80^b	17.38^c	<0.01	<0.001
Neutrophils^d,%	32.49^a	29.50^a	39.93^b	5.42	0.029
Lymphocytes^d,%	61.00^a	62.78^a	52.85^b	5.23	0.022
NLR^e	0.62	0.56	0.79	0.14	0.093
Monocytes^d,%	5.90	6.59	6.12	1.28	0.928
Eosinophils^d,%	0.35^a	0.95^b	0.92^b	0.19	0.001
Basophils^d,%	0.11	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.190
RBC^f, × 10¹²/L	6.61	6.46	6.46	0.00	0.497
Hb^g, mmol/L	7.27^a	6.93^a	11.44^b	0.37	<0.001
Hematocrit,%	36.50^a	35.08^ab	33.75^b	1.47	0.021

^aThe piglets were weaned on day 0 and challenged with E. coli F18 on day 1, 2, and 3 postweaning. ^bBlood was collected on day 0 before the piglets were moved to the nursery pen. ^cWBC, total white blood cells. ^dThe values are presented as percentages of the total WBC. ^eNLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; ^fRBC, red blood cells; ^gHb, hemoglobin.

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