Table-3.

The effect of protein supplementation on DLCs in goats.

Parameters	Period (days)	Treatments				Significance
		T1	T2	T3	T4
Monocytes (%)	0	1.60±0.75	1.80±0.80	1.40±0.98	1.40±0.98	NS
	15	1.40±0.60	1.40±0.98	1.40±0.87	1.20±0.97	NS
	30	1.60±0.81	1.20±0.97	1.40±1.40	1.40±0.98	NS
	45	1.20±0.73	1.20±1.20	1.60±1.03	1.60±1.17	NS
	60	2.00±0.89	1.20±0.97	1.40±1.40	1.40±1.17	NS
Lymphocytes (%)	0	51.60±0.93	51.40±0.93	51.60±1.03	51.60±0.75	NS
	15	50.80±0.80d	48.00±0.55c	44.40±0.60a	46.20±0.37b	**
	30	48.80±0.37d	46.20±0.37c	42.00±0.45a	44.20±0.37b	**
	45	45.80±0.58d	44.20±0.37c	40.20±0.37a	42.00±0.32b	**
	60	43.20±0.58c	42.20±0.37c	38.20±0.37a	39.80±0.37b	**
Neutrophils (%)	0	41.80±0.80	42.00±0.55	41.80±0.80	41.60±0.75	NS
	15	42.00±0.84	41.00±0.89	41.00±1.05	41.00±0.89	NS
	30	42.00±0.84	40.00±0.71	40.40±0.75	40.20±0.66	NS
	45	42.20±1.02	39.00±0.89	39.80±1.07	39.40±0.93	NS
	60	42.20±1.02	38.40±0.93	39.40±0.93	38.60±0.81	NS
Eosinophils (%)	0	5.20±0.37	5.40±0.24	5.00±0.32	5.20±0.20	NS
	15	9.20±0.37b	8.40±0.24b	7.00±0.32a	7.40±0.24a	**
	30	13.20±0.37d	11.40±0.24c	8.20±0.37a	9.40±0.24b	**
	45	16.20±0.37d	13.80±0.49c	9.40±0.24a	11.40±0.24b	**
	60	19.20±0.37d	16.40±0.24c	10.80±0.20a	13.60±0.24b	**

^abcMeans within a row with different superscripts are significantly different

^(**p<0.01). NS=Not significant, DLC=Differential leukocyte count