Table-3.
Effects of dietary probiotic treatments on hematological parameters of broiler chickens.
| Hematological parameters | Dietary treatment groups1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CTL group | CP group | SP group | |
| RBC (million/cumm) | 3c±0.07 | 3.55a±0.02 | 3.35b±0.04 |
| WBC (thousand/cumm) | 14.835c±0.025 | 20.705a±0.007 | 18.64b±0.04 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 9.6c±0.41 | 12.2a±0.6 | 11b±0.61 |
| PCV (%) | 24.5c±0.07 | 31.5a±0.26 | 28b±0.59 |
| ESR (mm) | 3±0 | 2±0 | 2.7±0.42 |
1
Abbreviation: CTL=Control, CP=Commercial probiotic, SP=Study probiotic mixture. The data are presented as Mean±SD. Within a row, different superscripts indicate a significant difference in values at p<0.05 (ANOVA, Duncan’s MRT)