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. 2024 Feb 15;10(2):e31367. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1367

TABLE 7.

Effects of different levels of garlic and mushroom powder on white blood cell, and percentages of heterophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and heterophils to lymphocytes ratio in broiler chicken at 42 days of age.

Main effects WBC (×103/μL) H (%) L (%) H:L ratio M (%)
GP (%)
0.00 27.23 26.36 61.33 0.43 8.27
0.50 27.38 26.09 63.34 0.41 8.30
1.00 27.73 26.48 64.97 0.40 8.97
1.50 27.65 26.10 65.03 0.40 8.53
p Value 0.23 0.77 0.003 0.01 0.26
SEM 0.192 0.339 0.616 0.006 0.287
MP (%)
0 27.47 26.27 63.93 0.41 8.48
1 27.52 26.22 63.40 0.41 8.56
p Value 0.80 0.86 0.40 0.70 0.75
SEM 0.136 0.240 0.435 0.004 0.198
Interaction effects
no GP + no MP 27.05 26.54 60.46 0.44 8.22
0.50% GP + no MP 27.20 25.70 64.18 0.40 8.21
1.00% GP + no MP 27.86 26.68 65.41 0.41 8.87
1.50% GP + no MP 27.78 26.19 65.66 0.40 8.60
no GP + 1.00% MP 27.40 26.18 62.20 0.42 8.32
0.50% GP + 1.00% MP 27.56 26.49 62.50 0.42 8.38
1.00% GP + 1.00% MP 27.61 26.28 64.53 0.41 9.07
1.50% GP + 1.00% MP 27.51 25.91 64.39 0.40 8.47
p Value 0.47 0.55 0.21 0.13 0.97
SEM 0.271 0.481 0.871 0.009 0.423

Abbreviations: GP, garlic powder; MP, mushroom powder; WBC, white blood cells; H, heterophils; L, lymphocytes; M, monocytes; SEM, standard error of means.