Table 2.
Physiological characteristics between conventional cage feeding (CC), free dietary choice of mealworms (FDM), free dietary choice of mealworms and grass (FDMG) groups.
| Items | CC | FDM | FDMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYM (%) | 74.93 ± 1.18 | 74.18 ± 0.47 | 73.72 ± 0.51 |
| MON (%) | 5.62 ± 0.66 | 5.83 ± 0.12 | 5.72 ± 0.20 |
| GRA (%) | 19.38 ± 0.38 | 19.82 ± 0.48 | 20.13 ± 0.75 |
| HGB (g/L) | 144.55 ± 10.71 | 156.43 ± 5.40 | 149.10 ± 5.06 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 169.40 b ± 48.81 | 261.00 a ± 17.61 | 217.00 a ± 28.71 |
| MCH (pg) | 58.25 ± 0.05 | 59.13 ± 0.05 | 58.54 ± 0.04 |
| MCHC (g/L) | 511.50 ± 6.34 | 504.29 ± 12.97 | 505.25 ± 6.80 |
| RBC (×1012/L) | 2.49 ± 0.01 | 2.58 ± 0.01 | 2.54 ± 0.02 |
| MCV (FL) | 114.13 ± 5.08 | 115.69 ± 4.33 | 116.08 ± 4.42 |
Different superscript letters a and b represents the statistical difference in the same line. LYM = lymphocyte, MON = monocyte, GRA = Granulocytes, HGB = hemoglobin, PLT = platelets, MCH = mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RBC = red blood cell count, and MCV = mean red cell volume. n = 10 in each group.