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Table 4 Total and differential white blood cells and serum inflammatory markers in enterotoxigenic E. coli F18 challenged pigs fed diets supplemented with probiotics

From: Dietary Bacillus spp. enhanced growth and disease resistance of weaned pigs by modulating intestinal microbiota and systemic immunity

Itemc

Control

PRO1d

PRO2e

SEM

P-value

D 0 before inoculation

 WBC, 103/μL

13.17

13.20

13.67

1.10

0.94

 Neu, 103/μL

6.24

6.72

6.80

0.64

0.69

 Lym, 103/μL

5.77

5.40

6.11

0.50

0.67

 Mono, 103/μL

1.03

0.84

0.83

0.17

0.67

 Eos, 103/μL

0.064

0.094

0.076

0.025

0.59

 Baso, 103/μL

0.022

0.019

0.034

0.009

0.48

 Neu, % of WBC

47.74

51.39

49.31

2.34

0.41

 Lym, % of WBC

44.07

42.05

44.24

2.12

0.62

 Mono, % of WBC

7.51

5.75

6.22

0.80

0.33

 Eos, % of WBC

0.49

0.58

0.58

0.14

0.84

 Baso, % of WBC

0.15

0.13

0.24

0.056

0.38

 Neu:Lym

1.12

1.27

1.20

0.12

0.56

 TNF-α, pg/mL

75.73

69

66.36

23.9

0.96

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

1080

1282

1185

135.41

0.58

D 3 post inoculation

 WBC, 103/μL

17.34

18.09

20.35

0.97

0.10

 Neu, 103/μL

8.82b

10.64ab

11.33a

0.71

0.069

 Lym, 103/μL

7.46

6.34

7.74

0.59

0.30

 Mono, 103/μL

0.91

0.97

1.12

0.14

0.62

 Eos, 103/μL

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.031

0.96

 Baso, 103/μL

0.047

0.031

0.040

0.011

0.63

 Neu, % of WBC

51.03b

59.81a

54.73ab

2.47

< 0.05

 Lym, % of WBC

42.68a

34.67b

39.04ab

2.28

< 0.05

 Mono, % of WBC

5.45

5.35

5.50

0.74

0.99

 Eos, % of WBC

0.59

0.55

0.573

0.15

0.95

 Baso, % of WBC

0.25

0.15

0.19

0.049

0.41

 Neu:Lym

1.23b

1.81a

1.56ab

0.18

< 0.05

 TNF-α, pg/mL

59.03

24.9

87.18

32.15

0.42

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

2005a

1320b

1444ab

277.1

< 0.05

D 6 post inoculation

 WBC, 103/μL

23.85a

17.59b

20.29ab

1.66

< 0.05

 Neu, 103/μL

10.94

9.66

10.02

1.213

0.73

 Lym, 103/μL

11.66a

7.13b

9.06ab

0.89

< 0.05

 Mono, 103/μL

1.05

0.72

0.94

0.12

0.19

 Eos, 103/μL

0.15a

0.06b

0.19a

0.027

< 0.05

 Baso, 103/μL

0.061

0.021

0.054

0.014

0.17

 Neu, % of WBC

45.56b

55.41a

48.76ab

2.83

< 0.05

 Lym, % of WBC

49.10a

40.13b

46.85ab

2.86

< 0.05

 Mono, % of WBC

4.56

3.93

4.37

0.49

0.57

 Eos, % of WBC

0.59ab

0.33b

0.92a

0.11

< 0.05

 Baso, % of WBC

0.25

0.13

0.27

0.063

0.32

 Neu:Lym

0.98b

1.45a

1.18ab

0.14

< 0.05

 TNF-α, pg/mL

75.4

30.11

68.83

39.61

0.55

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

1652a

914b

906b

206.37

< 0.05

D 13 post inoculation

 WBC, 103/μL

16.62a

12.73b

15.50ab

1.40

0.087

 Neu, 103/μL

7.15

6.12

8.03

0.81

0.34

 Lym, 103/μL

8.60a

5.90b

6.87ab

0.65

< 0.05

 Mono, 103/μL

0.72

0.61

0.70

0.079

0.52

 Eos, 103/μL

0.077ab

0.040b

0.138a

0.022

< 0.05

 Baso, 103/μL

0.019

0.020

0.021

0.005

0.93

 Neu, % of WBC

42.86

48.35

48.53

1.90

0.12

 Lym, % of WBC

52.03a

46.27b

45.53b

1.65

< 0.05

 Mono, % of WBC

4.54

4.98

4.84

0.53

0.85

 Eos, % of WBC

0.45ab

0.29b

0.97a

0.189

< 0.05

 Baso, % of WBC

0.11

0.16

0.13

0.059

0.21

 Neu:Lym

0.84b

1.06ab

1.11a

0.074

< 0.05

 TNF-α, pg/mL

21.83b

21.19b

67.44a

13.03

0.08

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

847.6

460.2

894.9

142.35

0.09

D 21 post inoculation

 WBC, 103/μL

15.38

14.97

14.51

1.43

0.93

 Neu, 103/μL

7.05

6.80

6.65

0.73

0.94

 Lym, 103/μL

6.87

6.84

6.56

0.74

0.95

 Mono, 103/μL

1.17

1.12

1.08

0.18

0.95

 Eos, 103/μL

0.23

0.21

0.21

0.056

0.95

 Baso, 103/μL

0.038

0.030

0.044

0.012

0.69

 Neu, % of WBC

45.28

45.74

45.77

2.38

0.99

 Lym, % of WBC

45.60

45.31

45.15

2.76

0.99

 Mono, % of WBC

7.41

7.13

7.48

0.78

0.95

 Eos, % of WBC

1.45

1.59

1.37

0.35

0.91

 Baso, % of WBC

0.24

0.21

0.24

0.068

0.93

 Neu:Lym

1.03

1.04

1.16

0.13

0.76

 TNF-α, pg/mL

69.46

33.46

143.31

37.67

0.19

 Haptoglobin, μg/mL

272

267

241

84.96

0.96

  1. a,bMeans without a common superscript are different (P < 0.05)
  2. cWBC White blood cell, Neu Neutrophil, Lym Lymphocyte, Mono Monocyte, Eos Eosinophil, Baso Basophil. Each least squares mean represents 8–10 observations
  3. dPRO1 = Bacillus subtilis DSM 32540
  4. ePRO2 = Bacillus pumilus DSM 32539