Table 1.
Mean (±standard deviation) total leukocyte count (WBC) at day 19 and 29, and composition of heterophils (HET), lymphocytes (LYM), monocytes (MONO), eosinophils (EOS) and basophils (BASO) of broilers receiving different treatments.
| Treatment | WBC (106/µl) | HET (103/µl) | LYM (103/µl) | MONO (103/µl) | EOS (103/µl) | BASO (103/µl) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 D | 29 D | 19 D | 29 D | 19 D | 29 D | 19 D | 29 D | 19 D | 29 D | 19 D | 29 D | |
| Control | 34.5 ± 26.5 | 27.9 ± 21.3 | 5.8 ± 2.5 | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 23.9ab ± 20.8 | 18.1 ± 18.5 | 1.9 ± 1.9 | 0.75 ± 0.74 | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.12 | 1.44ab ± 1.53 | 0.49 ± 0.48 |
| Antibiotic | 49.5 ± 33.5 | 29.5 ± 27.3 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 5.9 ± 3.5 | 38.7a ± 27.8 | 17.6 ± 18.9 | 3.1 ± 2.6 | 0.55 ± 0.60 | 0.18 ± 0.11 | 0.16 ± 0.10 | 2.74a ± 1.65 | 0.64 ± 0.97 |
| Probiotic | 21.2 ± 11.9 | 32.6 ± 21.9 | 4.7 ± 2.6 | 7.3 ± 2.8 | 13.9b ± 8.0 | 23.3 ± 20.3 | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 0.68 ± 0.65 | 0.10 ± 0.06 | 0.16 ± 0.12 | 1.09b ± 1.04 | 0.64 ± 0.67 |
| p value | 0.07 | 0.832 | 0.414 | 0.281 | 0.040 * | 0.621 | 0.168 | 0.698 | 0.708 | 0.950 | 0.046 * | 0.820 |
*p < 0.05, a, bMeans within columns with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).