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. 2022 Dec 14;9:1064017. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1064017

Table 5.

The hematological traits and serum proteins and lipids of the male and female Label Rouge Naked Neck birds fed a diet supplemented with 10% live black soldier fly larvae; supplementation based on the expected daily feed intake (28–81d; n = 12).

Item Diet (D) SEM Gender (G) SEM P- value
BSFL Control Male Female D G D × G
Erythrocytes, 106, cell/μL 2.32 2.22 0.23 2.49 2.07 0.23 0.770 0.191 0.941
Leukocytes, 103, cell/μL 31.1 23.9 2.26 26.7 27.2 2.24 0.023 0.745 0.955
Heterophils, % 47.3 42.1 2.90 47.2 42.2 2.90 0.202 0.225 0.976
Lymphocytes, % 48.1 52.8 2.65 48.2 52.8 2.65 0.212 0.218 0.955
Eosinophils, % 1.40 1.55 0.18 1.17 1.85 0.19 0.541 0.008 0.385
Monocytes, % 1.63 3.06 3.33 2.85 1.75 0.32 0.002 0.016 0.373
Basophils, % 2.90 2.67 0.32 2.54 3.05 0.32 0.617 0.269 0.495
Serum proteins and lipids
Total protein, g/dL 4.61 4.73 0.11 4.70 4.65 0.11 0.405 0.743 0.747
Cholesterol, mg/dL 107 119 5.14 116 109 5.14 0.091 0.345 0.520
Triglycerides, mg/dL 112 107 8.54 98.9 121 8.54 0.157 0.061 0.177

BSFL, black soldier fly larvae; SEM, standard error of the mean.