Table 1.
Erythrogram variables in different experimental groups
| Treatments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | C | EEP | HS | EEP + HS |
| TEC (106/mm3) | 6.22± 0.32a | 6.07± 0.54a | 4.09±0.32b | 5.13± 0.19ab |
| Hb (gm/dl) | 16.00± 0.23a | 15.11± 1.06a | 10.60± 0.30b | 12.60± 0.61b |
| Ht (%) | 39.60± 0.83a | 38.60± 1.80ab | 31.06± 0.40c | 35.00±1.73bc |
| MCV (fl) | 63.89± 2.22b | 64.07± 3.07b | 76.60± 4.96a | 68.09±1.31ab |
| MCHC (%) | 40.41± 0.32a | 39.06± 0.98a | 34.10± 0.61b | 36.01± 0.57b |
| Retics (%) | 2.56± 0.23c | 2.46± 0.24c | 5.63± 0.34a | 4.03± 0.14b |
C: Control; EEP: ethanolic extract of propolis; HS: heat stress; TEC: Total erythrocytes counts; Hb: Hemoglobin; Ht: Hematocrit; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
Data are expressed as the mean±SE. Means within the same row carrying different superscripts are significantly different (one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test, P<0.05, n=5 /group)