TABLE 5.
Effect of in ovo cysteine and lysine on haematology at hatch.
| Parameter | UI | DW | L Y | CY | CLH | CLL | SEM | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCV (%) | 28.00 | 27.76 | 26.67 | 23.50 | 23.00 | 29.67 | 1.17 | 0.600 |
| HB (g/dl) | 7.66 | 6.25 | 8.66 | 6.25 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 0.39 | 0.639 |
| RBC (×106 /L) | 2.10 | 1.75 | 1.49 | 1.81 | 1.48 | 2.65 | 0.56 | 0.062 |
| WBC (×106 /L) | 14.45 | 14.15 | 12.12 | 12.90 | 13.03 | 13.78 | 16.71 | 00.61 |
| Platelet (103/µL) | 13.30 | 11.83 | 11.67 | 11.55 | 11.90 | 12.73 | 10.21 | 0.257 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 57.00 | 58.33 | 51.67 | 55.00 | 57.67 | 62.00 | 5.30 | 0.299 |
| Heterophil (%) | 33.00 | 38.00 | 37.67 | 35.00 | 38.33 | 31.67 | 4.49 | 0.335 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 5.00 | 4.50 | 2.67 | 4.50 | 2.67 | 4.33 | 1.74 | 0.439 |
| Basophil | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.661 |
UI, Un-injected eggs; DW, eggs injected with Distilled water; LY, Eggs injected 2 mg lysine; CY, Eggs injected 3.4 mg cysteine; CLH, Eggs injected mixture of 3.4 mg cysteine plus 2 mg lysine; CLL, Eggs injected mixture of 1.7 mg cysteine plus 1 mg lysine.