Firstly, a
statistically significant increase of the WBC count for two
days after infection in the control group compared to an
increase for only one day in the garlic-fed group indicated a
reduced inflammatory response. Secondly, a correlation
was found between the severity of clinical signs and the
occurrence of specific pathological changes in the control
group, but not in the garlic-fed group. This means that a
successful induction of infection was introduced, but that
the inflammatory process during infection was moderated
in the garlic-fed group. These findings are supported by
results from an earlier infection study in pigs with a lower
infection dose and a higher concentration of garlic, where
we achieved comparable results and also observed a higher
incidence of pleuropneumonia in the control group than in
the garlic-fed group