Table 5 Different blood cells (Mean ± standard deviation) in female transgenic and control birds at 26 weeks of age during 1st generation.

From: Silencing acetyl-CoA carboxylase A and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 genes through RNAi reduce serum and egg cholesterol in chicken

Groups

Total WBC (cells/cumm)

Neutrophils (%)

Lymphocytes (%)

Eosinophils (%)

Monocytes (%)

Basophils (%)

Control group (n = 2)

2067.0 ± 27.0

52.7 ± 2.2

43.2 ± 2.9

1.7 ± 0.2b

2.7 ± 0.4

0

ACACA transgenic group (n = 2)

1940.0 ± 16.0

55.0 ± 4.1

40.0 ± 4.1

3.0 ± 0 c

2.0 ± 0

0

P

0.0699

0.3763

0.3156

0.0076

0.1577

 

Percent change in ACACA transgenic group (%)

− 6.1

4.3

− 7.4

76.4

− 25.9

0

SREBP1 transgenic group (n = 2)

1910.0

57.0 ± 2.4

39.5 ± 2.9

1.5 ± 0.4 a

2.0 ± 0

0

P

0.0652

0.1884

0.2487

0.0349

0.1577

 

Percent change in SREBP1 transgenic group (%)

− 7.5

8.1

− 8.5

− 11.7

− 25.9

0

  1. Different superscripts (column-wise) indicate significant differences at P < 0.05. WBCs were counted in blood of transgenic as well as control birds at 26 weeks of age to compare between the groups.
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