Effects of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on growth and immune response of weanling pigs

Table 1 Hematological traits of weanling pigs fed diets with vegetable oil or long-chain omega -3 fatty acids ^a

Trait	Experimental diets^b		SEM	P ^c
	Control	Omega
WBC^d × 10³/mm³	14.2	15.7	1.2	0.44
Lymphocytes, %	42.3	41.5	4.0	0.90
Neutrophils, %	52.8	51.0	3.8	0.75
Eosinophils, %	1.5	2.8	0.4	0.07
Monocytes, %	2.5	4.3	0.7	0.13
RBC^e × 10³/mm³	7.0	6.6	0.3	0.45
Hemoglobin	10.4	9.2	0.7	0.28
Hematocrit, %	34.1	31.4	2.1	0.41
Platelets × 10³/mm³	378.5	674.0	80.4	0.04

^aMeans represent 4 pigs per dietary treatment.
^bDiets were: Control (3% vegetable oil) and omega (3% Gromega Ultra 345, provided by JBS United, Inc., Sheridan, IN).
^cP-values for control compared to Omega diet.
^dWhite blood cells.
^eRed blood cells.

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