Table 3. Effects of dietary protease on complete blood count of growing-finishing pigs1)

Items2) CON PRO SEM p-value
Phase I (60 d)
 RBC (× 106/µL) 7.54 7.43 0.16 0.661
 WBC (× 103/µL) 18.77 20.14 1.47 0.582
 NE (%) 33.69 30.67 1.81 0.303
 LY (%) 58.04 60.90 1.86 0.329
 MO (%) 5.85 5.57 0.38 0.620
 EO (%) 2.33 2.79 0.27 0.280
 BA (%) 0.10 0.07 0.05 0.728
Phase II (88 d)
 RBC (× 106/µL) 7.25 7.36 0.19 0.701
 WBC (× 103/µL) 21.50 21.93 1.43 0.845
 NE (%) 30.49 27.36 2.33 0.390
 LY (%) 58.39 61.93 2.16 0.307
 MO (%) 7.33 6.70 0.59 0.495
 EO (%) 3.71 3.60 0.32 0.807
 BA (%) 0.09 0.04 0.03 0.227
Each value is the mean value of 4 replicates (6 pigs/pen).
CON, basal diet; PRO, CON + 0.01% protease; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell; NE, neutrophil; MO, monocyte; BO, eosinophil; BA, basophil; SEM, standard error of means.