Table 3.
Hematological indices of L. ramada fed varying levels of chitosan nanoparticles *.
| Item | Chitosan Nanoparticles (g/kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hb (g/100ml) | 7.50 ± 0.15 a | 7.37 ± 0.12 a | 8.53 ± 0.20 b | 8.16 ± 0.10 b |
| RBCs (10/mm6) | 2.50 ± 0.05 a | 2.46 ± 0.04 a | 2.84 ± 0.07 b | 2.72 ± 0.04 b |
| PCV (%) | 24.25 ± 0.46 a | 23.90 ± 0.38 a | 27.58 ± 0.65 b | 26.42 ± 0.34 b |
| MCV (mm3) | 97.00 ± 0.01 | 97.14 ± 0.14 | 97.00 ± 0.01 | 97.00 ± 0.01 |
| MCH (Pg) | 30.01 ± 0.03 | 29.96 ± 0.05 | 30.00 ± 0.02 | 29.98 ± 0.01 |
| MCHC (%) | 30.94 ± 0.03 | 30.84 ± 0.02 | 30.93 ± 0.02 | 30.90 ± 0.01 |
| WBCs (10/mm3) | 39.18 ± 0.60 | 39.16 ± 1.17 | 39.44 ± 0.39 | 39.07 ± 0.44 |
| Heterophils (%) | 10.67 ± 0.33 | 10.33 ± 0.33 | 11.00 ± 0.58 | 10.33 ± 0.33 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 80.00 ± 0.58 | 80.00 ± 0.58 | 79.67 ± 0.67 | 80.00 ± 0.00 |
| Monocytes (%) | 6.67 ± 0.33 | 7.33 ± 0.33 | 7.33 ± 0.33 | 7.00 ± 0.00 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 1.67 ± 0.33 | 1.67 ± 0.33 | 1.33 ± 0.33 | 2.00 ± 0.00 |
| Basophils (%) | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 0.67 ± 0.33 | 0.67 ± 0.33 | 0.67 ± 0.33 |
* Different superscripts refer to differences between all groups for each parameter (p < 0.05). Hb: hemoglobin; RBCs: red blood cells; PCV: packed cell volume; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBCs: white blood cells.