Table 1 Means and standard errors of haematological traits in piglets

Leukocyte traits

12.11 ± 0.32^a

18.35 ± 0.40^b

16.44 ± 0.81^a

17.60 ± 0.57^a

21.39 ± 0.79^b

18.19 ± 0.58^a

18.75 ± 0.57^a

2.75 ± 0.14^a

4.80 ± 0.27^b

4.35 ± 0.54^a

4.01 ± 0.37^b

6.43 ± 0.51^c

4.82 ± 0.37^a

5.04 ± 0.37^a

21.95 ± 0.82^a

23.84 ± 0.93^a

24.75 ± 1.73^a

23.10 ± 1.19^a

25.61 ± 1.65^a

24.30 ± 1.18^a

24.68 ± 1.20^a

7.41 ± 0.20^a

10.79 ± 0.22^b

9.89 ± 0.45^a

10.42 ± 0.31^a

11.78 ± 0.44^b

10.55 ± 0.31^a

10.84 ± 0.32^a

62.24 ± 0.81^a

60.91 ± 0.84^a

61.21 ± 1.64^a

61.39 ± 1.13^a

58.73 ± 1.56^a

60.95 ± 1.12^a

59.93 ± 1.14^a

1.95 ± 0.07^a

2.76 ± 0.08^b

2.25 ± 0.16^a

2.71 ± 0.11^b

3.20 ± 0.16^c

2.58 ± 0.11^a

2.85 ± 0.11^a

15.80 ± 0.37^a

15.29 ± 0.33^a

14.07 ± 0.64^a

15.48 ± 0.44^b

15.85 ± 0.61^b

14.77 ± 0.43^a

15.50 ± 0.44^a

Erythrocyte traits

5.57 ± 0.06^a

6.18 ± 0.07^b

6.34 ± 0.14^a

6.03 ± 0.10^a

6.26 ± 0.14^a

6.37 ± 0.10^a

6.05 ± 0.10^b

113.49 ± 1.17^a

118.26 ± 1.33^b

116.32 ± 2.79^a

118.63 ± 1.96^a

119.83 ± 2.70^a

117.97 ± 1.92^a

118.54 ± 1.96^a

35.02 ± 0.37^a

37.02 ± 0.41^b

37.07 ± 0.84^a

37.16 ± 0.59^a

36.93 ± 0.82^a

37.22 ± 0.58^a

36.89 ± 0.59^a

62.95 ± 0.28^a

57.64 ± 0.27^b

58.49 ± 0.45^a

58.11 ± 0.31^a

57.31 ± 0.43^a

57.98 ± 0.31^a

57.96 ± 0.31^a

20.51 ± 0.11^a

18.43 ± 0.08^b

18.39 ± 0.17^a

18.65 ± 0.12^a

18.51 ± 0.16^a

18.41 ± 0.12^a

18.63 ± 0.12^a

325.02 ± 1.10^a

320.45 ± 1.17^b

313.99 ± 2.48^a

319.35 ± 1.69^a

327.07 ± 2.31^b

317.71 ± 1.65^a

322.56 ± 1.69^b

17.59 ± 0.17^a

17.68 ± 0.18^b

17.61 ± 0.26^a

17.50 ± 0.18^a

18.02 ± 0.25^a

17.73 ± 0.18^a

17.68 ± 0.18^a

Platelet traits

398.94 ± 9.80^a

466.05 ± 10.90^b

428.46 ± 21.81^a

490.66 ± 15.20^b

427.25 ± 21.15^a

441.49 ± 14.90^a

456.09 ± 15.33^a

9.65 ± 0.07^a

9.08 ± 0.08^b

9.32 ± 0.14^a

9.24 ± 0.09^a

8.96 ± 0.13^a

9.11 ± 0.09^a

9.22 ± 0.10^a

14.99 ± 0.07^a

14.72 ± 0.07^b

14.85 ± 0.13^a

14.82 ± 0.09^a

14.61 ± 0.13^a

14.72 ± 0.09^a

14.80 ± 0.09^a

0.37 ± 0.01^a

0.41 ± 0.01^b

0.38 ± 0.02^a

0.44 ± 0.01^b

0.36 ± 0.02^a

0.39 ± 0.01^a

0.40 ± 0.01^a