Table 3.
Comparison of hematological values of Bronze turkey hens from flocks with and without the occurrence of green liver discoloration in the early fattening stage (70 to 75 days of fattening) and the late fattening stage (120 to 127 days of fattening), respectively (comparison of mean () or median () ± standard error of mean or median (SE) within the same age).
Hematological Value |
70 to 75 Days of Fattening | 120 to 127 Days of Fattening | ||||
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Green Liver(s) | No Green Liver | Green Liver(s) | No Green Liver | |||
n = 31/30 1 | n = 36/34 1 | n = 45/40 1 | n = 18 | |||
p-Value | p-Value | |||||
PCV (L/L) | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.646 | 0.38 ± 0.004 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.993 |
Hb (mmol/L) | 5.54 ± 0.14 | 5.47 ± 0.15 | 0.767 | 5.78 ± 0.12 | 5.60 ± 0.10 | 0.370 |
WBC (×109/L) | 27.60 ± 1.60 | 21.53 ± 1.98 | 0.003 | 27.90 ± 1.72 | 27.98 ± 1.86 | 0.939 |
Heterophils (×109/L) | 14.28 ± 1.47 | 9.59 ± 0.94 | 0.010 | 12.75 ± 1.22 | 13.32 ± 2.55 | 0.819 |
Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 12.10 ± 0.95 | 10.27 ± 0.73 | 0.127 | 12.77 ± 0.54 | 13.23 ± 1.02 | 0.668 |
Eosinophils (×109/L) | 0.00 ± 0.07 | 0.00 ± 0.06 | 0.680 | 0.13 ± 0.10 | 0.00 ± 0.04 | 0.105 |
Basophils (×109/L) | 1.54 ± 0.23 | 0.97 ± 0.13 | <0.001 | 1.23 ± 0.14 | 0.94 ± 0.27 | 0.041 |
Monocytes (×109/L) | 0.82 ± 0.19 | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.034 | 0.41 ± 0.17 | 0.33 ± 0.12 | 0.866 |
H:L ratio | 1.31 ± 0.14 | 1.10 ± 0.12 | 0.285 | 1.04 ± 0.08 | 0.87 ± 0.23 | 0.784 |
1 Number of cases lower for PCV and Hb; Hb: hemoglobin; H:L: heterophile:lymphocyte; PCV: packed cell volume; WBC: white blood cells.