Table 6 Effect of the dietary supplementation of C. sativum and C. intybus extracts on the plasma hematological parameters of broiler chicks.

From: Analysis of the phytochemicals of Coriandrum sativum and Cichorium intybus aqueous extracts and their biological effects on broiler chickens

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

  1. a,bWithin the same rows, means have similar letter (s) are not significant different at ≤ 0.05.