Table 5. Effect of dietary supplementation of MYC on blood parameters in broilers.
Parameter | CON | TRT1 | TRT2 | SE |
P |
|
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Linear | Quadratic | |||||
WBC, 103/µL | 21.77ab | 24.175a | 14.42b | 2.64 | 0.045 | 0.044 |
RBC, 103/Ml | 2.73 | 2.78 | 2.88 | 0.27 | 0.608 | 0.964 |
Lymphocytes1, % | 53.30 | 54.30 | 56.20 | 1.19 | 0.159 | 0.778 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 225.00 | 225.00 | 228.75 | 9.58 | 0.784 | 0.868 |
Abbreviations: CON, basal diet; TRT1, CON + 0.1% MYC; TRT2, CON + 0.2% MYC; RBC, red blood cell; SE, standard error; WBC, white blood cell
Values are presented as a percentage of the total WBC count.
Means in the same row with different superscript letters differ (P<0.05).