T- and B-lymphocetes content in blood of suckling and weaning piglets under different zinc level in the ration

I. M. Martynyshyn, V. V. Snitynsky

Data about level of T- and B-lymphocytes in blood of piglets feeding ration with 30, 60, 75, 100, 120 and 150 mg/kg of zinc during 3 days before weaning, in day of weaning and 5 and 100 days after weaning are presented in article. No significant group differences in level of total, active and T-lymphocytes helpers in blood of suckling and weaning piglets, besides T-lymphocytes suppressors, which content in blood of piglets of 4th, 5th and 6th groups was significantly less, than in piglets of 1st and 2nd groups was established. Weaning of piglets from sow, indecently with zinc level in ration, was leading to significant decrease of all form leucocytes content in blood and theirs normalization after 10 days after weaning, to B-lymphocytes level decrease in weaning day.

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