Table 5 Hemogram of the experimental groups of rabbits received ASK for 72 days

Red blood cell count, (RBCs) (× 10⁶/μl)

6.88

7.15

7.26

7.39

7.44

0.16

White blood cell count, (WBCs) (× 10⁶/μl)

9.20

8.75

8.62

8.28

7.78

0.29

Packed cell volume, (PCV) (%)

46.00

45.33

44.00

43.33

42.00

0.79

Hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

13.79

14.86

15.04

14.17

14.22

0.27

Mean corpuscular volume, (MCV) (fl)

68.89

61.69

56.06

64.73

59.21

2.04

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) (pg)

20.57

20.13

19.47

20.15

20.13

0.64

MCHC (g/dl)

30.20

32.83

34.35

31.40

33.94

0.95

Neutrophils (× 10³/μL)

4.70

4.46

4.48

4.47

4.23

0.17

Eosinophils (× 10³/μl)

0.52^a

0.25^b

0.67^a

0.18^b

0.14^b

0.06

Basophils (× 10³/μl)

0.11^b

0.08^b

0.08^b

0.21^a

0.11^b

0.01

Lymphocytes (× 10³/μl)

3.10^b

2.94^b

2.45^b

4.00^a

2.50^b

0.24

Monocytes (× 10³/μl)

0.78^ab

1.01^a

0.93^a

0.89^a

0.51^b

0.06