Table 8.
Haematological attributes of goats fed concentrate pellets, Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata supplementing Chloris gayana.
| Treatments |
Sex |
P values |
Merck, 2016 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood parameter | T1 | T2 | T3 | SE | M | F | SE | T | S | |
| WBC (x109/l) | 11.2 | 12.05 | 15.17 | 1.634 | 13.63 | 11.98 | 1.315 | 0.2066 | 0.384 | 4 −13 |
| RBC(x1012/l) | 16.67 | 18.49 | 16.56 | 1.083 | 16.84 | 17.64 | 0.872 | 0.3690 | 0.525 | 8 −18 |
| Haemoglobin(g/L) | 87.89 | 92.50 | 89.50 | 0.354 | 86.10 | 93.90 | 0.285 | 0.6476 | 0.062 | 80 - 120 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 9.30 | 10.1 | 9.90 | 0.89 | 9.50 | 10.10 | 0.71 | 0.7549 | 0.519 | 10 - 30 |
| MCV(fl) | 54.67ab | 52.52c | 59.22a | 2.806 | 55.66 | 55.28 | 2.258 | 0.0239 | 0.530 | 16 −25 |
| MCH(pg) | 5.59 | 5.17 | 6.16 | 0.546 | 5.35 | 5.92 | 0.439 | 0.4352 | 0.367 | 5.2 - 8 |
| MCHC(g/dl) | 10.56 | 11.09 | 12.41 | 1.970 | 10.36 | 12.34 | 1.586 | 0.7920 | 0.385 | 30 - 36 |
| RDW (%) | 45.84a | 34.31b | 35.46b | 2.527 | 38.95 | 38.11 | 2.035 | 0.0042 | 0.774 | 30 - 451 |
| Platelet (x109/l) | 689.24 | 577.86 | 755.83 | 120.166 | 693.59 | 775.70 | 96.74 | 0.264 | 0.233 | 300 - 600 |
| MPV(fl) | 6.88 | 6.31 | 6.94 | 0.225 | 6.56 | 6.86 | 0.1794 | 0.0927 | 0.247 | 3.5 - 12 |
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Means with different superscript letters within treatments and sex in the same row, differ significantly (P < 0.05). MCH= mean cell haemoglobin, MCHC= mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, MCV= mean cell volume, MPV= mean platelet volume, RDW= red cell distribution width.