Table 2.
Mean red blood cell counts and hemoglobin and hematocrit values for the different categories of animals
| Infection type | Mean value ± confidence interval |
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|---|---|---|---|
| RBC count (×106/μl) | Hb concn (g/dl) | HCT value (%) | |
| Noninfected | 7.29 ± 0.29 | 11.6 ± 0.31 | 32.0 ± 0.91 |
| T. orientalis | 5.90 ± 0.35a | 11.2 ± 0.49 | 30.1 ± 1.39 |
| B. ovata | 7.24 ± 0.63 | 11.4 ± 0.44 | 31.7 ± 1.45 |
| T. orientalis and B. ovata | 5.64 ± 0.56a | 10.3 ± 0.88a | 27.8 ± 2.33a |
a
Statistically significant reduction in the mean value obtained compared to that for the noninfected animals (P < 0.01).