Effect of concrete slats, three mat types and out-wintering pads on performance and welfare of finishing beef steers

Table 5 Haematological variables of finishing beef steers on day (0) and d 150

	Bleed	Concrete slats	Mat 1	Mat 2	Mat 3	OWP	SE	Treatment (T)	Day (D)	T × D
WBCP	d 0	9.11	9.46	9.19^a	9.61^a	9.60	0.163	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	8.85	9.03	8.66^b	8.82^b	9.82	0.166	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Basophil number	d 0	0.07^a	0.08^a	0.07^a	0.08^a	0.08^a	0.002^a	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.002^b	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Eosinophil number	d 0	0.07^a	0.08^a	0.07^a	0.08^a	0.08^a	0.002	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.06^b	0.002	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Leukocyte number	d 0	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.09^a	0.005	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.05^b	0.003	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Lymphocyte number	d 0	5.29	5.24	5.11	5.58	5.47	0.098	NS	P < 0.05	P < 0.064
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	5.67	5.73^b	5.34	5.76	6.00^b	0.100	NS	P < 0.05	P < 0.064
Monocyte number	d 0	0.55^a	0.57^a	0.49^a	0.54^a	0.52^a	0.014	NS	P < 0.05	P = 0.036
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	0.34^b	0.38^b	0.39^b	0.37^b	0.41^b	0.009	NS	P < 0.05	P = 0.036
Neutrophil number	d 0	2.42	2.47^a	2.37	2.68	2.33	0.054	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	2.22	2.12^b	2.29	2.35	2.14	0.046	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Haematocrit	d 0	33.39^a	33.10^a	33.22^a	32.27^a	33.72^a	0.36	NS	P < 0.05	NS
%	d 150	37.60^b	37.45^b	36.62^b	37.00^b	36.44^b	0.24	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Platelet number	d 0	447.9^a	464.1^a	484.2^a	485.8^a	457.3^a	8.65^a	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	203.4^b	185.2^b	192.2^b	205.9^b	195.4^b	30.39^b	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Red blood cell number	d 0	8.19^a	8.14^a	7.98	7.87^a	8.29	0.101	NS	P < 0.05	NS
(1 × 10³ µl)	d 150	8.62^b	8.62^b	8.32	8.46^b	8.50	0.068	NS	P < 0.05	NS
Haemoglobin	d 0	12.95	12.84	12.86	12.61	13.21	0.149	NS	NS	NS
(g/dl)	d 150	13.36	13.27	12.98	13.15	13.08	0.139	NS	NS	NS

Values are expressed as Lsmeans (SE)
NS not statistically significant, T Treatment, D Day, T × D Treatment × day interaction
^a,bLsmeans (in rows) that do not have a common superscript differ by P < 0.05

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