Effects of feeding Bt MON 810 maize to nulliparous sows during gestation and lactation on peripheral blood immune cell populations1,2.

1Sows were fed either a non-Bt control or a Bt maize-based diet (n = 12/treatment).2Values are given as percentages of the total peripheral blood mononuclear cell population for all parameters, except the CD4+ CD8+ and CD4+CD8+ lymphocytes which are given as percentages of the CD3+ lymphocytes.3SEM – standard error of the mean.4WBC – white blood cells.