Table 5. Effect of dietary supplementation of salicylic acid additive on blood profile in suckling piglets1
| Items | CON | TRT1 | SEM | p-value |
| Initial |
| Red blood cell (106/μL) | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.39 | 0.221 |
| Fe (μg/dL) | 56.9 | 68.6 | 15.54 | 0.275 |
| Hb (mg/dL) | 8.1 | 9.2 | 0.67 | 0.119 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 35.8 | 38.6 | 2.84 | 0.351 |
| TIBC (μg/dL) | 571.1 | 589.4 | 72.51 | 0.805 |
| Finish |
| Red blood cell (106/μL) | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.60 | 0.778 |
| Fe (μg/dL) | 99.9 | 109.6 | 10.73 | 0.293 |
| Hb (mg/dL) | 11.3 | 10.4 | 1.25 | 0.462 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 40.7 | 37.5 | 3.55 | 0.394 |
| TIBC (μg/dL) | 655.6 | 579.1 | 30.07 | 0.023 |
CON, corn soybean meal based basal diet; TRT1, basal diet supplement with 0.05% SA, Fe, iron; Hb, hemoglobin; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; SA, salicylic acid.