Processed cocoa pod husk dietary inclusion: effects on the performance, carcass, haematogram, biochemical indices, antioxidant enzyme and histology of the liver and kidney in broiler chicken

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 6 Effects of processed cocoa pod meal (PCHM) on erythrogram

	D1, control	D2, 4% PCHM	D3, 8% of PCHM	SEM	P value
Haematological indices
Packed cell volume (%)	29.50	32.00	32.25	1.14	0.62
Haemoglobin concentration (g/l)	9.80	10.50	10.70	0.37	0.64
Red blood cells (× 10⁶/l)	1.35	1.55	1.35	0.05	0.32
Serum biochemical indices
Total protein (mg/dl)	7.50	7.20	7.05	0.21	0.73
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.05	3.20	3.00	0.08	0.64
Alanine amino transferase (U/I)	53.50	57.90	60.25	2.12	0.48
Aspartate amino transferase (U/I)	185.20	196.65	190.80	5.15	0.72
Serum antioxidant enzyme
Glutathione (Mmol/GSSG/min)	10.31^b	13.53^a	14.07^a	0.59	0.01
Catalase (ku/ml)	13.88^b	13.06^b	15.82^a	0.31	0.01

Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
SEM standard error of mean