Table 6 Effect of the dietary supplementation of C. sativum and C. intybus extracts on the plasma hematological parameters of broiler chicks.
Items | Extracts (mg/kg of diet) | SEM | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 1000 mg of C. sativum | 500 mg of C. intybus | 500 mg of C. sativum + 250 mg of C. intybus | |||
WBCs (103/µL) | 54.79a | 52.35a | 50.66b | 49.68b | 2.48 | 0.042 |
LYM (L)% | 72.16 | 72.88 | 74.96 | 75.37 | 5.88 | 0.275 |
Heterophil (H)% | 18.98a | 16.65b | 16.68b | 16.31b | 0.97 | 0.045 |
Monocyte % | 8.86 | 9.47 | 8.36 | 8.32 | 0.09 | 0.638 |
H/L ratio | 0.26a | 0.23b | 0.22b | 0.22b | 0.03 | 0.051 |
RBCs (106/µL) | 2.98ab | 3.00ab | 2.93b | 3,08a | 0.08 | 0.018 |
Hb (g/dL) | 12.11d | 16.11c | 17.61b | 19.81a | 0.71 | 0.001 |
HCT% | 23.46b | 27.54a | 25.07ab | 26.33a | 0.29 | 0.032 |