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Table 3 Serum acute phase proteins according to SINS grades

From: Inflammation and necrosis syndrome is associated with alterations in blood and metabolism in pigs

Parameter

Age group

SINS low

SINS med

SINS high

r

P

Haptoglobin (g/L)

SP

82.8 ± 37.9

69.7 ± 61.4

51.9 ± 15.9

−0.308

0.001

WP

88.6 ± 72.2

107.0 ± 90.5

125.5 ± 181.3

0.042

n.s.

FA

416.0 ± 331.8

370.4 ± 230.7

491.8 ± 399.6

0.051

n.s.

CRP (nmol/L)

SP

13.3 ± 17.3

21.1 ± 34.9

30.1 ± 34.1

0.258

0.005

WP

103.8 ± 55.4

109.3 ± 56.9

112.9 ± 56.6

0.033

n.s.

FA

106.2 ± 56.6

135.6 ± 45.4

150 ± 0

0.229

0.020

Fibrinogen (g/L)

SP

1.05 ± 0.19

1.13 ± 0.44

1.12 ± 0.21

0.103

n.s.

WP

1.66 ± 0.44

1.71 ± 0.53

1.77 ± 0.93

− 0.053

n.s.

FA

1.87 ± 0.63

2.93 ± 0.89

3.33 ± 0.24

0.453

< 0.001

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, SP suckling piglets, WP weaners, FA fatteners, r correlation coefficient for the respective parameters with the SINS scores, P significance of r, n.s. not significant