Table 7.
Hematological and biochemical parameters of broilers fed ginger powder.
| Treatment (Ginger g/kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | SEM | p-Value |
| WBC (K/uL) | 47.9 a | 79.6 b | 75.3 b | 74.2 b | 4.42 | <0.001 |
| Heterophils (%) | 13.1 a | 24.6 b | 29.3 b | 32.6 c | 1.26 | <0.001 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 72.3 | 73.9 | 68.2 | 65.4 | 4.06 | <0.474 |
| Monocytes (%) | 9.2 | 7.6 | 11.03 | 5.84 | 1.82 | <0.256 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | <0.318 |
| Basophils (%) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 4.15 | 2.5 | 0.76 | <0.384 |
| RBC (M/uL) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.41 | 2.00 | 0.27 | <0.469 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.26 | 12.7 | 0.51 | <0.266 |
| HCT% | 34.7 | 34.7 | 31.28 | 34.6 | 1.09 | <0.104 |
| MCV (fL) | 127.8 | 130.4 | 129.8 | 128.0 | 1.87 | <0.702 |
| MCH (pg) | 49.9 | 51.7 | 50.9 | 50.2 | 0.64 | <0.238 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 39.0 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 39.2 | 0.64 | <0.918 |
| RDW% | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 0.45 | <0.975 |
| Thrombocyte PLT (K/uL) |
1.79 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.05 | <0.306 |
Means within rows with different letters are statistically different at p ≤ 0.05, n = 5. SEM = standard error of the mean, calculated by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the general linear model procedure of Minitab. WBC = white blood cells; RBC = red blood cells; HGB = hemoglobin; HCT = hematocrit; MCV = mean corpuscular volume; MCH = mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW = red cell distribution width; PLT = platelet count.