Table 1 Hematological parameters in dairy cows with low- and high-DSCC at week –1 or + 1 relative to calving¹

White blood cell, 10⁹/L

11.7^ac

12.3^a

12.3^ac

9.6^bc

0.64

0.54

0.11

0.02

Lymphocyte, 10⁹/L

5.94

5.40

6.09

5.12

0.508

0.60

0.86

0.53

Monocyte, 10⁹/L

1.03^b

1.05^b

1.39^a

1.15^ab

0.058

0.41

0.01

0.16

Neutrophil, 10⁹/L

4.53^ac

5.48^a

4.71^ac

3.19^bc

0.287

0.62

0.06

0.03

Eosinophil, 10⁷/L

18.5^ab

37.7^a

9.8^b

11.2^b

4.07

0.32

 < 0.01

0.05

Basophil, 10⁷/L

2.47

2.67

3.09

2.24

0.212

0.50

0.80

0.16

Platelet, 10⁹/L

314^ab

309^b

349^ab

389^a

14.8

0.61

0.03

0.37

Red blood cell, 10¹²/L

6.29^b

7.08^a

6.43^ab

6.85^ab

0.134

0.03

0.86

0.46

Hemoglobin, g/L

107^b

120^a

110^ab

115^ab

2.2

0.07

0.91

0.33

Hematocrit, %

30.3

34.0

31.0

32.8

0.65

0.05

0.84

0.47