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Table 7. Effects of maltodextrin microencapsulated turmeric on the hematological and antioxidant values of broiler chickens.

Treatments	Hematology and antioxidant
Treatments	RBCs (10⁶/mm³)	Hgb (gm/dl)	PCV (%)	Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)	ALT (U/l)	AST (U/)	TAC (mmol/l)	MDA (μmol/l)
TM0	1.60	9.7^b	30.1^b	9.75^b	63.4^a	54.2^a	408^c	11.0
TM1	1.58	9.9^ab	30.7^ab	10.44^ab	62.8^a	53.7^a	421^b	10.9
TM2	1.66	10.0^ab	31.1^a	11.27^a	61.5^ab	53.1^a	430^ab	10.8
TM3	1.72	10.06^a	31.2^a	11.68^a	60.4^b	52.4^ab	432^a	10.3
SEM	0.048	0.176	0.253	0.471	0.569	0.388	1.04	0.415
p-value	0.098	0.002	0.005	0.010	0.006	0.001	0.001	0.438

SEM = Standard error of the mean; RBCs = Red blood cells; Hgb = Hemoglobin; PCV = Packed cell volume; AST = Aspartate amino transferase; ALT = Alanine amino transferase; TAC = Total antioxidant capacity; MDA = Malnodialdehyde; TM0 = 0 gm/kg of basal feed; TM1 = 1 gm/kg of basal feed; TM2 = 2 gm/kg of basal feed; and TM3 = 3 gm/kg of basal feed. ^abcMeans in the same column are different at p < 0.05.