Table 4 Mean (± standard deviation) haematology results of blood samples collected from 40 randomly selected hens on the aviary farm
Means | Comparison Day 0 vs Day 42 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day − 14 | Day 0 | Day 42 | ||
Erythrocytes (106/μL) | 2.3 (± 0.2) | 2.2 (± 0.5) | 2.4 (± 0.4) | P = 0.0256 |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.9 (± 0.2) | 7.8 (± 2.0) | 8.1 (± 1.6) | P = 0.4474 |
Haematocrit (%) | 17.6 (± 0.2) | 15.3 (± 3.7) | 17.5 (± 3.4) | P = 0.0111 |
MCV (fl) | 77.2 (± 5.8) | 71.0 (± 7.5) | 72.5 (± 7.2) | P = 0.3978 |
MCH (pg) | 35.2 (± 3.3) | 34.7 (± 6.6) | 33.3 (± 3.3) | P = 0.2646 |
MCHC (g/dl) | 38.9 (± 1.8) | 38.8 (± 2.4) | 39.4 (± 2.5) | P = 0.2891 |
Leukocytes (103/μl) | 8.1 (± 1.1) | 7.8 (± 1.1) | 9.1 (± 1.5) | P < 0.0001 |
Heterophils (N) | 3.7 (± 0.8) | 3.7 (± 0.7) | 5.7 (± 1.1) | P < 0.0001 |
Lymphocytes (N) | 4.4 (± 0.7) | 4.0 (± 0.7) | 3.3 (± 3.9) | P < 0.0001 |
Ratio H/L | 0.9 (± 0.2) | 1.0 (± 0.2) | 1.8 (± 0.5) | P < 0.0001 |