Table 4. Complete blood cell counts in dogs fed with rice- and corn-RS-based diets

Items (unit)	Reference ranges	CON	TRT	p-value
WBC (× 106/mL)	6–17	9.13 ± 0.67	8.39 ± 0.52	0.411
LYM (× 106/mL)	1–4.8	2.43 ± 0.25	2.35 ± 0.29	0.840
MONO (× 106/mL)	0.2–1.5	0.46 ± 0.14	0.35 ± 0.09	0.526
NEU (× 106/mL)	3–12	6.18 ± 0.45	5.32 ± 0.49	0.233
EOS (× 106/mL)	0–0.8	0.16 ± 0.03	0.28 ± 0.09	0.269
BASO (× 106/mL)	0–0.4	0.09 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.03	0.692
RBC (× 109/mL)	5.5–8.5	7.77 ± 0.16	8.11 ± 0.14	0.151
HGB (g/dL)	12–18	17.38 ± 0.30	17.22 ± 0.39	0.754
MCV (fL)	60–77	74.80 ± 1.50	70.80 ± 2.04	0.152
MCH (pg)	19.5–24.5	22.34 ± 0.31	21.24 ± 0.43	0.073
RDW (%)	14–22	16.82 ± 0.04	16.68 ± 0.26	0.608

Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
RS, resistant starch; CON, rice-based diet; TRT, corn-RS-based diet; WBC, white blood cell; LYM, lymphocyte; MONO, monocyte; NEU, neutrophil; EOS, eosinophil; BASO, basophil; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDW, red cell distribution width.