Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 and Increased Platelet Count

• Effects of Heat-Killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 Supplementation on Growth Performance, Blood Profiles, Intestinal Morphology, and Immune Gene Expression in Pigs

  • 2023-01-24
  • n = 100
  • Veterinary Sciences 10(2)
  • • W. Tartrakoon
    • Rangsun Charoensook
    • T. Incharoen
    • S. Numthuam
    • Thitima Pechrkong
    • S. Onoda
    • Gaku Shoji
    • B. Brenig

  • PubMed: 36851391
  • DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10020087

  3 Insights on

  • Increased Platelet Count

  • Moderate evidence

  The suckling pigs in the HKL1 and HKL2 groups showed a higher platelet count (484,500 and 575,750) than in the others (*p* < 0.05); however, there were no significant differences in the other hematological parameters among the treatment groups.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes