Table 3 Effects of pawpaw leaf and seed meal composite mix (PCM) supplementation on hematological indices of broiler chickens

White blood cells (× 10⁹/l)

3.15^abc

4.05^a

3.45^ab

2.26^c

2.90^bc

4.10^a

0.18

0.01

Red blood cells (× 10⁶/l)

2.50

2.50

2.25

2.45

2.40

2.25

0.04

0.12

Hemoglobin conc. (g/dl)

9.15^ab

9.80^a

8.95^b

9.50^ab

9.90^a

8.10^c

1.67

0.01

Packed cell volume (%)

27.50^ab

29.51^a

27.00^b

28.52^ab

29.75^a

24.53^c

0.49

0.01

Mean cell volume (fl)

110.05

118.25

120.80

117.10

124.00

109.05

2.13

0.28

Mean cell hemoglobin (pg)

33.25

33.20

33.06

33.15

33.25

33.05

0.02

0.07

Mean cell hemoglobin conc. (g/dl)

36.65

39.25

40.01

39.05

41.25

36.00

0.71

0.27