Table 4.
Parameters | Treatments | SEM | p value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0GC | 0.75GC | 1.5GC | 2.25GC | |||
Hb (g/100 mL) | 8.38c | 9.67a | 8.89bc | 9.28ab | 0.21 | 0.002 |
PCV (%) | 27.6b | 30.4a | 29.4ab | 29.2ab | 0.65 | 0.045 |
RBC (106cells/mm3) | 2.56c | 3.17a | 3.10a | 2.88b | 0.08 | 0.000 |
MCV (fL) | 108a | 95.9c | 94.7c | 103b | 1.71 | 0.000 |
MCH (pg) | 33.0a | 30.5bc | 29.1c | 32.3ab | 0.71 | 0.003 |
MCHC (%) | 30.4 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 31.5 | 0.52 | 0.221 |
WBC (103cells/mm3) | 18.0a | 17.1ab | 15.1b | 16.1ab | 0.68 | 0.032 |
SEM standard error of the mean, Hb hemoglobin, PCV packed cell volume, RBC red blood cell, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, WBC white blood cell, GC garden cress; 0GC Ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC, 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC
abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05)