. 2017 Jan 25;54(1):66–72. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0160012

Table 5. Effect of various light colors on whole blood viscosity of ducks (Experiment 2)¹.

Treatment	PB (430–440 nm)	BB (460–470 nm)	SB (480–490 nm)	GB (500–510 nm)	PG (530–540)	W (400–770 nm)	SEM	P value
At 3^rd weeks of age
Hct(%)	36.69	37.93	36.53	36.67	36.44	37.93	0.29	0.495
Whole blood viscosity (mP) under different shear rate
300s⁻¹	36.03	35.22	35.37	35.78	34.06	36.65	0.42	0.607
1s⁻¹	200.15^a	182.32^ab	192.01^ab	190.28^ab	169.18^b	205.97^a	3.28	0.020
At 6^th weeks of age
Hct (%)	36.60	35.55	36.27	36.25	35.0	37.07	0.31	0.563
Whole blood viscosity (mP) under different shear rate
300 s⁻¹	32.73^ab	32.25^ab	32.13^ab	33.71^ab	29.33^b	35.19^a	0.41	0.045
1s⁻¹	145.36^b	143.43^b	150.13^ab	163.69^ab	140.57^b	190.06^a	3.58	0.044

Means of 10 birds selected from each treatment group (3 birds from each of the two pens and 2 birds from another two pens); SEM, standard error of the mean;

^a,b,c

values in a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05); PB, pure green; BB, bright blue, SB, sky blue; GB, greenish blue; PG, pure green, W, white; WBV, whole blood viscosity; mP, millipoise; Hct, hematocrit

Table 5. Effect of various light colors on whole blood viscosity of ducks (Experiment 2)1.

Table 5. Effect of various light colors on whole blood viscosity of ducks (Experiment 2)¹.