Table 2 Weight and hematologic variables in piglets born from two experimental groups of sows
Piglet type | − Colostrum | P-value | + Colostrum | P-value | Stillborn | P-value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | FeC | FeT | FeC | FeT | FeC | FeT | |||||||||
N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD | N | Mean (SD) | ||||
Weight, g | 20 | 1450.55 (300.65) | 42 | 1355.90 (298.44) | 0.24 | 28 | 1417.29 (245.62) | 23 | 1492.91 (312.88) | 0.43 | 43 | 1077.16 (355.56) | 41 | 1076.00 (436.25) | 0.86 |
HbC, g/L | 20 | 115.42 (7.84) | 42 | 109.08 (14.34) | 0.07 | 28 | 98.21 (18.76) | 23 | 91.54 (14.60) | 0.08 | 43 | 100.81 (24.04) | 41 | 98.74 (23.36) | 0.82 |
RBC count, 1012/L | 20 | 5.85 (0.56) | 42 | 5.57 (0.84) | 0.23 | 28 | 4.94 (0.81) | 23 | 4.71 (0.83) | 0.21 | 43 | 4.08 (1.49) | 41 | 4.06 (1.44) | 0.93 |
HCT, L/L | 20 | 0.39 (0.03) | 42 | 0.38 (0.04) | 0.39 | 28 | 0.33 (0.05) | 23 | 0.31 (0.05) | 0.09 | 43 | 0.34 (0.12) | 40 | 0.34 (0.11) | 0.87 |
MCV, fL | 20 | 68.48 (3.94) | 42 | 70.23 (4.88) | 0.24 | 28 | 67.46 (3.66) | 23 | 66.25 (4.28) | 0.45 | 43 | 82.15 (7.81) | 40 | 83.20 (8.04) | 0.59 |
MCH, fmol | 20 | 1.22 (0.10) | 42 | 1.22 (0.10) | 0.79 | 28 | 1.23 (0.08) | 23 | 1.21 (0.09) | 0.73 | 40 | 1.52 (0.42) | 39 | 1.46 (0.28) | 0.45 |
MCHC, mmol/L | 20 | 17.95 (1.09) | 42 | 17.41 (1.02) | 0.12 | 28 | 18.22 (0.88) | 23 | 18.31 (0.94) | 0.65 | 40 | 18.42 (6.74) | 39 | 17.42 (3.12) | 0.34 |
RDW, % | 20 | 16.04 (16.04) | 42 | 16.38 (0.91) | 0.75 | 28 | 17.26 (2.50) | 23 | 16.86 (1.81) | 0.73 | 43 | 17.63 (4.96) | 40 | 16.81 (3.19) | 0.37 |
HDW, mmol/L | 20 | 1.97 (0.24) | 42 | 2.03 (0.22) | 0.70 | 28 | 1.92 (0.21) | 23 | 1.92 (0.16) | 0.87 | 43 | 1.46 (0.53) | 40 | 1.51 (0.35) | 0.40 |
Reticulocytes, 109/L | 20 | 254.99 (57.10) | 42 | 258.24 (73.01) | 0.83 | 28 | 235.14 (64.75) | 23 | 225.55 (40.46) | 0.97 | 43 | 57.49 (32.09) | 38 | 68.36 (70.93) | 0.97 |
Reticulocytes, % | 20 | 4.39 (1.01) | 42 | 4.65 (1.29) | 0.21 | 28 | 4.90 (1.82) | 23 | 4.96 (1.37) | 0.97 | 37 | 1.67 (2.70) | 38 | 5.47 (18.50) | 0.84 |
MCVr, fL | 20 | 72.48 (3.49) | 41 | 75.41 (4.93) | 0.05 | 28 | 74.44 (3.94) | 23 | 73.35 (4.45) | 0.51 | 37 | 88.98 (7.43) | 38 | 87.76 (8.14) | 0.58 |
RDWr, % | 20 | 14.95 (0.75) | 41 | 14.75 (0.88) | 0.57 | 28 | 14.65 (1.23) | 23 | 14.51 (0.94) | 0.89 | 37 | 13.79 (3.80) | 38 | 12.78 (5.89) | 0.39 |
CHCMr, mmol/L | 20 | 15.13 (0.39) | 41 | 14.99 (0.40) | 0.35 | 28 | 14.55 (0.41) | 23 | 14.68 (0.37) | 0.24 | 37 | 13.42 (1.14) | 38 | 13.06 (1.53) | 0.26 |
HDWr, mmol/L | 20 | 2.18 (0.36) | 41 | 2.15 (0.29) | 0.74 | 28 | 2.30 (0.42) | 23 | 2.26 (0.23) | 0.93 | 37 | 2.11 (0.76) | 38 | 1.90 (0.89) | 0.53 |
CHr, fmol | 20 | 1.09 (0.06) | 41 | 1.12 (0.07) | 0.14 | 28 | 1.07 (0.05) | 23 | 1.07 (0.05) | 0.93 | 37 | 1.18 (0.11) | 38 | 1.13 (0.10) | 0.05 |