Table 6.
Hematological parameters of growing Japanese quail as affected by dietary treatments.
| Items 1 | Chemical Nano Selenium Levels (g/kg Diet) | SEM | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| WBCs (103/μL) | 22.4 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 1.972 | 0.575 | 0.741 |
| LYM (%) | 93.7 | 93.2 | 93.1 | 94.6 | 0.629 | 0.349 | 0.163 |
| MID (%) | 5.84 | 6.41 | 6.50 | 3.14 | 0.771 | 0.059 | 0.042 |
| GRA (%) | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.084 | 0.269 | 0.175 |
| RBCs (106/μL) | 2.34 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.75 | 0.196 | 0.194 | 0.749 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 9.27 b | 11.8 ab | 12.4 a | 13.4 a | 0.822 | 0.001 | 0.399 |
| HCT (%) | 32.3 | 35.8 | 29.4 | 21.2 | 3.438 | 0.032 | 0.127 |
| MCV (µm3) | 137.8 | 137.9 | 127.1 | 124.9 | 2.985 | 0.014 | 0.758 |
| MCH (pg) | 40.9 c | 47.9 b | 53.9 a | 56.9 a | 1.167 | <0.0001 | 0.163 |
| RDWSD | 51.9 a | 52.4 a | 44.0 ab | 41.5 b | 2.420 | 0.009 | 0.574 |
| RDWCV | 13.1 a | 13.3 a | 11.9 b | 11.2 b | 0.349 | 0.002 | 0.222 |
| PLT (103/μL) | 5.67 b | 8.67 b | 16.7 a | 15.0 a | 2.771 | 0.032 | 0.476 |
Means in the same row with no superscript letters after them or with a common superscript letter following them are not significantly different (p < 0.05). 1 WBCs: white blood cells; LYM: lymphocytes; MID: mid-range; GRA: granulocytes; RBCs: red blood cells; HGB: hemoglobin; HCT: hematocrit; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDWSD: Red blood cell distribution width; RDWCV: Red blood cell distribution volume; PLT: Platelet count.