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 | ||||
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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.