Figure 4From: Effects of inadequate maternal dietary protein:carbohydrate ratios during pregnancy on offspring immunity in pigsLymphocyte proliferation indices (PI) in response to ConA (A) and LPS (B) in weaned piglets. Piglets were born to sows fed adequate (AP, 12.1%), low (LP, 6.5%) and high (HP, 30%) protein levels throughout gestation. Blood samples were taken before (D27) and after weaning (D29). Data are expressed as LS-means + SE (AP, n = 20; LP, n = 17; HP, n = 20). Significant differences between diet groups are indicated by asterisks (*** P < 0.001; Tukey-Kramer test).Back to article page