Table 4 Total and differential white blood cells, and serum cytokine and acute-phase proteins in ETEC-infected weaned pigs fed diets supplemented with oligosaccharide-based polymer (Coligo) or antibiotics

 WBC, 10³/μL

15.28

16.91

15.70

16.85

1.00

0.58

0.77

 Neu, 10³/μL

7.93

9.03

8.43

7.56

0.67

0.46

0.60

 Lym, 10³/μL

6.39^b

6.72^b

6.08^b

8.26^a

0.48

< 0.05

0.65

 Mono, 10³/μL

0.66

0.83

0.79

0.75

0.11

0.73

0.41

 Eos, 10³/μL

0.24

0.27

0.35

0.20

0.10

0.64

0.33

 Baso, 10³/μL

0.057

0.072

0.051

0.075

0.018

0.074

0.81

 TNF-α, pg/mL

63.56

59.67

61.51

72.80

1.62

0.98

0.99

 C-reactive protein, μg/mL

7.37

6.86

8.57

8.08

1.39

0.86

0.46

 Haptoglobin, g/mL

0.984

0.730

1.211

1.072

0.135

0.065

0.031

 WBC, 10³/μL

21.16^a

18.04^ab

17.78^b

18.53^ab

1.01

< 0.05

< 0.05

 Neu, 10³/μL

12.25^a

9.83^b

9.79^b

8.34^b

0.96

< 0.05

< 0.05

 Lym, 10³/μL

7.27^ab

6.97^b

6.79^b

8.54^a

0.41

< 0.05

0.41

 Mono, 10³/μL

1.16

1.05

0.85

1.33

0.16

0.29

0.21

 Eos, 10³/μL

0.40

0.25

0.19

0.23

0.10

0.09

< 0.05

 Baso, 10³/μL

0.106^a

0.036^b

0.039^b

0.029^b

0.017

< 0.05

< 0.05

 TNF-α, pg/mL

107.92

67.06

66.28

66.28

32.89

0.63

0.28

 C-reactive protein, μg/mL

20.42^a

22.74^a

22.88^a

12.38^b

2.693

0.018

0.65

 Haptoglobin, g/mL

1.306^ab

1.142^b

1.561^a

1.066^b

0.127

< 0.05

0.11

 WBC, 10³/μL

21.00

18.56

18.67

18.19

1.09

0.14

0.15

 Neu, 10³/μL

10.93^a

9.17^b

9.54^ab

7.89^b

0.54

< 0.05

< 0.05

 Lym, 10³/μL

9.03

8.22

8.02

8.35

0.65

0.69

0.25

 Mono, 10³/μL

0.86

0.86

0.79

1.21

0.15

0.29

0.74

 Eos, 10³/μL

0.13^b

0.26^ab

0.25^ab

0.55^a

0.14

< 0.05

0.41

 Baso, 10³/μL

0.059

0.043

0.078

0.057

0.016

0.49

0.41

 TNF-α, pg/mL

90.64

68.36

54.39

32.99

32.88

0.25

0.16

 C-reactive protein, μg/mL

21.61^a

17.46^ab

19.84^ab

15.96^b

1.72

0.082

0.93

 Haptoglobin, g/mL

1.655^a

1.084^b

1.348^ab

1.154^b

0.128

0.081

0.93

 WBC, 10³/μL

16.15

17.40

17.32

14.92

1.58

0.64

0.57

 Neu, 10³/μL

8.68

10.71

9.67

8.12

1.22

0.16

0.40

 Lym, 10³/μL

6.33

6.69

7.21

6.39

0.63

0.76

0.35

 Mono, 10³/μL

0.66

1.12

0.99

1.39

0.19

0.10

0.21

 Eos, 10³/μL

0.18

0.31

0.24

0.21

0.13

0.74

0.57

 Baso, 10³/μL

0.058

0.083

0.048

0.042

0.025

0.51

0.70

 TNF-α, pg/mL

82.58

84.62

72.71

59.39

28.03

0.96

0.79

 C-reactive protein, μg/mL

21.95^a

17.71^ab

18.29^ab

12.61^b

2.89

0.091

0.65

 Haptoglobin, g/mL

0.819

0.599

0.538

0.412

0.178

0.24

0.31