Table 6.
Effect of dietary supplementation of GMOS on hematological and serum biochemical parameters in goats.
| Item | Treatments 1 | SEM | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | GMOS | |||
| Hematological parameters | ||||
| WBC (109/L) | 14.47 | 14.32 | 0.27 | 0.75 |
| MON (%) | 2.86b | 4.06a | 0.22 | 0.01 |
| EOS (%) | 5.24 | 4.90 | 0.67 | 0.81 |
| BAS (%) | 1.53 | 1.70 | 0.09 | 0.36 |
| NEU (%) | 44.24 | 26.79 | 1.99 | 0.16 |
| LYM (%) | 45.88 | 50.84 | 2.24 | 0.29 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 15.64 | 14.16 | 0.43 | 0.08 |
| PLT (109/L) | 93.56b | 224.00a | 29.74 | 0.03 |
| PDW (%) | 13.38b | 13.69a | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| PCT (%) | 0.029b | 0.074a | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Biochemical parameters | ||||
| ALB (g/L) | 34.22a | 32.53b | 0.29 | 0.01 |
| ALT (U/L) | 25.62 | 26.91 | 0.96 | 0.52 |
| AST (U/L) | 103.33 | 114.52 | 3.52 | 0.13 |
| ALP (U/L) | 3.66 | 3.08 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
| CK (U/L) | 259.12b | 296.38a | 8.07 | 0.02 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 6.30 | 6.33 | 0.09 | 0.78 |
| CREA (μmol/L) | 45.12a | 41.28b | 0.66 | 0.01 |
a, bMean values within a row with different superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).
WBC, white blood cell; MON(%), mononuclear cells percentage; EOS, eosinophil granulocyte counts; BAS, basophil granulocyte counts; NEU, neutrophils; LYM, lymphocyte; RBC, red blood cell counts; PLT, platelet count; PDW, platelet volume distribution width; PCT, platelet hematocrit; ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine amino transferase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CK, creatine kinase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CREA, creatinine; SEM, standard error of the mean.
1CON, control diet, without additive; GMOS, control diet + 0.05% GMOS.