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Table 4.

Hematological parameters of rats fed formulated complementary diets

Parameters	UF2	UF3	F2	F3	Cornstarch	Ogi	Cerelac
PCV (%)	21.00 ± 0.09^b	20.00 ± 0.12^c	21.00 ± 0.06^b	22.50 ± 0.30^a	9.00 ± 0.09^e	22.00 ± 0.49^a	22.00 ± 0.36^a
Hb (g/dl)	7.00 ± 0.03^b	6.70 ± 0.04^c	7.00 ± 0.04^ab	7.50 ± 0.05^a	4.00 ± 0.10^e	7.30 ± 0.60^a	7.90 ± 0.75^a
WBC (×10³ mm⁻³)	4.90 ± 0.04^f	6.40 ± 0.03^c	7.10 ± 0.02^b	8.70 ± 0.14^a	5.60 ± 0.22^d	5.20 ± 0.03^e	8.20 ± 0.43^a
RBC (×10³ mm⁻³)	2.35 ± 0.02^c	2.20 ± 0.01^d	2.00 ± 0.01^e	3.00 ± 0.07^a	0.64 ± 0.00^g	2.45 ± 0.05^b	2.45 ± 0.01^b
MCHC (g/dl)	33.30 ± 0.31^b	33.50 ± 0.31^ab	33.30 ± 0.37^b	34.20 ± 0.40^a	22.15 ± 0.12^c	31.10 ± 0.06^c	33.10 ± 0.37^b
MCH (pg)	29.80 ± 0.26^d	30.40 ± 0.24^c	30.00 ± 0.64^c	38.40 ± 0.59^a	18.67 ± 0.20^g	23.90 ± 0.12^e	34.30 ± 0.21^b
MCV (fl)	89.30 ± 0.61^c	90.1 ± 0.42^b	90.00 ± 0.47^b	98.50 ± 0.38^a	15.43 ± 0.17	81.30 ± 0.95^d	89.90 ± 0.59^c
Neutrophils (%)	29.00 ± 0.32^e	30.00 ± 0.20^d	35.00 ± 0.51^b	40.40 ± 0.54^a	13.90 ± 0.05^g	30.70 ± 0.12^d	32.00 ± 0.71^c
Lymphocytes	59.00 ± 0.47^d	62.00 ± 0.51^c	63.00 ± 0.42^b	68.60 ± 0.19^a	23.00 ± 0.26^g	55.00 ± 0.43^e	67.00 ± 1.32^a
Monocytes (%)	1.00 ± 0.00^c	0.00 ± 0.00^d	2.00 ± 0.00^b	3.20 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^d	2.00 ± 0.00^b	3.00 ± 0.20^ab
Eosinophils (%)	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	1.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b
Basophils (%)	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a

Values are means ± standard deviation, samples within the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (p ≤ .05). Keys: OFSP = Orange‐fleshed Sweet Potato; UF2 = Unfermented sorghum (56%)–soybean (17%)–OFSP (27%); F2 = Fermented sorghum (56%)–soybean (17%)–OFSP (27%); UF3 = Unfermented sorghum (59%)–soybean (31%)–OFSP (10%); F3 = Fermented sorghum (59%)–soybean (31%)–OFSP (10%); CT = Cerelac; Corn starch = Basal diet, PCV = Packed cell volume, Hb = Hemoglobin, WBC = White blood cell, RBC = Red blood cell, MCHC = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, MCV = mean cell volume, MCH = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin.