Table 2 Least-squares means (LSMEANS) and standard deviation (SD) for white blood cell counts (WBC), neutrophil counts, lymphocyte counts, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), serum amyloid A (SAA), C-reactive protein (CRP), haptoglobin (Hp), iron (Fe) and albumin (ALB) in 38 sows with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS+) and 38 healthy sows (PDS-)

White blood cells

PDS+

110

11.46

0.69

11.29

0.58

12.62

1.04

12.14

0.58

15.45

1.04

8.74^****

0.66

6.15

1.45

PDS-

126

10.77

0.58

11.22

0.57

11.68

0.97

11.09

0.55

13.94

1.16

12.20^****

0.60

9.24

1.18

Neutrophils

PDS+

110

6.35

0.59

6.36

0.49

7.93

0.90

8.34

0.49

11.53

0.89

5.22^**

0.56

3.35

1.25

PDS-

126

5.57

0.49

6.39

0.49

6.43

0.83

7.09

0.48

8.9

1.00

7.46^**

0.51

4.35

1.01

Lymphocytes

PDS+

110

3.96

1.07

3.81

1.05

3.69

1.10

2.74^*

1.05

2.43

1.10

2.22^****

1.06

1.90^*

1.14

PDS-

126

3.95

1.05

3.75

1.05

3.83

1.01

3.20^*

1.05

3.23

1.12

3.30^****

1.06

2.69^*

1.12

Tumor necrosis factor-α

PDS+

121

30.04

1.15

31.81

1.13

32.27

1.21

31.02

1.13

34.35

1.21

130.43^****

1.14

130.36^*

1.26

PDS-

119

31.53

1.15

32.80

1.13

29.87

1.20

31.71

1.13

34.23

1.22

55.21^****

1.14

58.99^*

1.25

Interleukin 6

PDS+

121

19.10

1.13

22.28

1.11

19.94

1.20

24.61

3.03

24.76

1.20

39.20^***

1.13

39.54

1.25

PDS-

119

20.50

1.13

22.23

1.12

21.15

1.20

22.81

1.11

20.70

1.22

22.06^***

1.12

21.47

1.24

Serum amyloid A

PDS+

120

15.01

1.27

12.81

1.22

13.33

1.42

14.84

1.23

54.20

1.42

187.41

1.26

234.58

1.53

PDS-

122

18.45

1.26

20.63

1.24

19.81

1.41

21.36

1.23

69.06

1.46

145.13

1.24

292.72

1.52

C-reactive protein

PDS+

122

10.03

1.18

8.71

1.13

13.72

1.26

14.86

1.16

24.60

1.26

56.30

1.17

71.52

1.32

PDS-

122

9.23

1.18

11.80

1.16

11.05

1.25

14.65

1.16

29.14

1.27

48.52

1.17

53.02

1.31

Haptoglobin

PDS+

122

2.24

0.08

2.26

0.08

2.35

0.10

2.30

0.08

2.31

0.10

2.73^*

0.08

2.92^*

0.12

PDS-

122

2.11

0.08

2.15

0.08

2.16

0.10

2.15

0.08

2.23

0.10

2.46^*

0.08

2.56^*

0.11

Iron

PDS+

122

24.36

1.51

23.40

1.23

22.16

2.23

18.30

1.27

16.75

2.22

20.86

1.38

17.97^*

2.73

PDS-

125

23.30

1.44

21.22

1.30

23.42

2.20

21.12

1.25

21.28

2.32

24.08

1.30

26.40^*

2.68

Albumin

PDS+

122

37.31

1.09

37.38

0.90

37.82

1.60

37.74

0.93

38.38

1.59

41.99

1.00

40.15

1.95

PDS-

125

36.67

1.04

38.52

0.94

37.17

1.57

39.73

0.91

37.79

1.66

39.88

0.95

42.83

1.91

Total protein

PDS+

122

72.29

1.03

71.20

1.02

72.76

1.04

70.74

1.02

70.73

1.04

76.14

1.03

76.50

1.05

PDS-

125

69.30

1.03

72.54

1.02

68.87

1.04

73.29

1.02

68.92

1.04

72.93

1.02

77.71

1.05

Hemoglobin

PDS+

110

6.51

0.12

6.32

0.10

6.31

0.17

6.31

0.10

6.02

0.17

6.41

0.11

6.50

0.23

PDS-

126

6.44

0.10

6.34

0.10

6.38

0.16

6.29

0.10

6.46

0.18

6.22

0.10

6.39

0.19

Hematocrit

PDS+

110

0.35

0.01

0.34

0.01

0.34

0.01

0.34

0.01

0.32

0.01

0.34

0.01

0.34

0.01

PDS-

126

0.34

0.01

0.34

0.01

0.35

0.01

0.33

0.01

0.35

0.01

0.33

0.01

0.34

0.01