Evaluation of hemochemical changes in the blood of piglets supplemented with two microbial preparations
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2018
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Marrero Suárez, Leandro Isidoro
Marín Cárdenas, Alfredo
García Díaz, Juan Ramón
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To evaluate the effect of two microbial preparations on the
hematological and biochemical blood values of pigs, 120 piglets
were used (Duroc/Yorkshire/Landrace), distributed according
to a completely randomized design into three groups of 40
animals each: T1) control; T2) microbial preparation A and T3)
microbial preparation B. Treatment T2 contained Lactobacillus
acidophilus, L. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. T3 was
composed by T2 microorganisms plus Saccharomyces cerevisiae
and Kluyveromyces fragilis (L-4 UCLV). At 14 and 42 days of
age of the piglets, samples were taken to evaluate the effect of
additives in the hematological profile and blood biochemistry.
Values of hemoglobin, hematocrit and erythrocytes, as well as
high density lipoproteins were higher (P <0.05) in T3 for both
ages of animals. Evaluation of hemochemical changes in the blood
of piglets supplemented with two microbial preparations. While,
mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean
corpuscular concentration and total proteins were lower (P <0.05) in
T2 and T3, leukocytes, basophils, eosinophils, albumin, glucose and
triglycerides were higher (P <0.05) in the animals of control group.
However, values of blood concentration and blood biochemistry
were among the normal parameters for this species. It is concluded
that the addition of microbial preparations with probiotic activity
to the diets of piglets favorably improves the values of the blood
and biochemical profile of the blood and, thereby, improves the
physiological state and health of the animals.
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Probiotics, Blood Values, Blood Biochemistry, Young Pigs