Table 4.

Effect of red seaweed dietary inclusion levels on blood cell counts and immunoglobulin concentration in laying hens infected with S. Enteritidis.

Diet1	IgA (mg/ml)	WBC3 (×109/L)	RBC4 %	AST (IU/lit)	Alb g/L	Sodium (mmol/L)
CC2	16.68ˆab	16.41ˆc	28.00ˆa	224.57ˆa	19.23ˆab	145.23ˆa
SG2	14.98ˆb	33.00ˆa	27.33ˆa	185.71ˆa	20.46ˆa	144.20ˆa
CC4	19.83ˆa	26.29ˆab	28.57ˆa	171.43ˆa	19.10ˆab	145.21ˆa
SG4	10.47ˆc	18.81ˆc	26.17ˆa	235.29ˆa	16.13ˆb	139.89ˆa
ANTB	16.72ˆab	12.69ˆc	27.88ˆa	215.43ˆa	17.04ˆab	148.37ˆa
C	12.50ˆbc	20.71ˆbc	29.00ˆa	188.14ˆa	19.14ˆab	144.63ˆa
SEM2	2.87	7.82	2.83	108.53	2.19	6.59
P-value	<0.001	0.005	0.51	0.8	0.008	0.3

¹Values are means for each treatment (Trt) group (CC2: contains 2% of Chondrus crispus; SG2: contains 2% of Sarcodiotheca variant; CC4: contains 4% of Chondrus crispus; SG4: contains 4% of Sarcodiotheca variant; C: control; ANTB: antibiotics.

²Standard errors of the mean (eight replicates per treatment) and different letters indicate statistically significant mean values (P < 0.001).

³White blood cells.

⁴Red blood cells.