Table 1. Biochemical and hematological parameters of blood and its serum.
| Indicator | Group of sheep | Group of lambs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Experimental-1 | Experimental-2 | Control | Experimental | |
| Total protein, gm/l | 72.01 ± 0.86 | 75.23 ± 1.50 | 76.65 ± 0.57*** | 58.53 ± 4.69 | 61.61 ± 5.31 |
| Albumin (A), gm/l | 24.94 ± 0.61 | 27.37 ± 0.43** | 28.56 ± 0.33*** | 21.82 ± 1.15 | 21.74 ± 0.89 |
| Globulin (G), gm/l | 47.07 ± 0.35 | 47.86 ± 1.08 | 48.09 ± 0.55 | 36.71 ± 5.11 | 40.67 ± 5.38 |
| A/G | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.59 ± 0.01 | 0.59 ± 0.12 | 0.53 ± 0.09 |
| ALT, U/l | 17.66 ± 1.48 | 18.06 ± 1.46 | 18.41 ± 0.94 | 13.72 ± 0.95 | 14.25 ± 0.71 |
| AST, U/l | 86.61 ± 4.10 | 75.19 ± 3.19 | 76.77 ± 4.57 | 79.28 ± 4.24 | 79.58 ± 2.20 |
| Urea,mmol/l | 5.60 ± 0.38 | 5.69 ± 0.24 | 5.70 ± 0.29 | 3.86 ± 0.24 | 4.10 ± 0.29 |
| ALT/AST | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.78 | 5.58 |
| Creatinine, μmol/l | 92.74 ± 2.50 | 95.11 ± 1.98 | 95.61 ± 4.06 | 69.65 ± 8.48 | 81.94 ± 7.90 |
| Bilirubin, μmol/l | 6.69 ± 1.13 | 6.37 ± 0.45 | 5.88 ± 0.25 | 7.08 ± 0.68 | 6.61 ± 0.89 |
| Cholesterol, mmol/l | 2.47 ± 0.10 | 2.36 ± 0.05 | 2.27 ± 0.03 | 1.76 ± 0.09 | 1.8 ± 0.22 |
| ALP, U/l | 151.93 ± 39.89 | 147.52 ± 26.92 | 145.73 ± 43.77 | 596.71 ± 147.67 | 617.14 ± 128.86 |
| GLU | 3.66 ± 0.17 | 3.51 ± 0.26 | 3.47 ± 0.11 | 4.70 ± 0.32 | 4.82 ± 0.29 |
| Ca, mmol/l | 2.91 ± 0.16 | 2.85 ± 0.16 | 2.99 ± 0.19 | 2.19 ± 0.08 | 2.17 ± 0.13 |
| P, mmol/l | 2.28 ± 0.32 | 2.37 ± 0.28 | 2.39 ± 0.19 | 2.14 ± 0.25 | 2.19 ± 0.12 |
| Ca/P | 1.40 | 1.28 ± 0.19 | 1.29 ± 0.16 | 1.08 ± 0.15 | 0.99 ± 0.04 |
| Mg, mmol/l | 2.29 ± 0.07 | 2.28 ± 0.13 | 2.32 ± 0.16 | 1.44 ± 0.06 | 1.47 ± 0.05 |
| Fe, μmol/l | 34.21 ± 2.42 | 34.71 ± 0.76 | 34.78 ± 1.33 | 14.74 ± 3.24 | 18,79 ± 2,15 |
| HGB, gm/l | 130.78 ± 4.26 | 131.73 ± 5.37 | 135.22 ± 5.71 | 96.0 ± 5.15 | 104.04 ± 7.59 |
ALT = Alanine transaminase; AST = Aspartate transaminase; ALP = Alkaline Phosphatase; GLU = The glucose; HGB = The hemoglobin.
**The differences compared with the control group are statistically significant for the p value **) − < 0.01, ***) − < 0.001.