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Table 7 Haematological parameters of broiler chickens fed with diets containing fortified bread waste meals

From: Inclusion of fluted pumpkin (Telfaria occidentalis) fortified bread waste in broiler chickens’ diets

Parameters

Diet I

Diet II

Diet III

Diet IV

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)

2.83 ± 0.14

3.33 ± 0.19

2.00 ± 0.10

2.67 ± 0.13

Packed cell volume (%)

27.55 ± 0.23

26.67 ± 0.27

28.83 ± 0.21

28.50 ± 0.24

Red blood cell (× 106/mm3)

2.10 ± 0.07

1.77 ± 0.04

2.37 ± 0.13

2.25 ± 0.09

Haemoglobin concentration (g/100 ml)

9.48 ± 1.40

9.22 ± 1.18

9.70 ± 1.72

9.83 ± 1.83

Mean cell volume (μ3)

131.19 ± 8.27

150.68 ± 8.40

121.65 ± 8.08

126.67 ± 8.20

Mean cell haemoglobin (pg of Hb)

45.14 ± 0.57

52.09 ± 0.69

40.93 ± 0.48

43.69 ± 0.54

Mean cell haemoglobin concentration (%)

34.41 ± 0.02

34.57 ± 0.10

33.65 ± 0.15

34.49 ± 0.05

Lymphocytes (%)

59.00 ± 0.23bc

60.17 ± 0.28a

59.00 ± 0.23bc

58.83 ± 0.15c

Neutrophils (%)

25.00 ± 0.43

24.33 ± 0.31

24.50 ± 0.37

24.17 ± 0.27

Monocytes (%)

12.33 ± 0.18

11.50 ± 0.15

12.50 ± 0.22

11.33 ± 0.12

Basophils (%)

2.17 ± 0.05

2.00 ± 0.03

2.17 ± 0.05

2.33 ± 0.08

Eosinophil (%)

1.00 ± 0.05

1.00 ± 0.05

0.83 ± 0.03

0.83 ± 0.03

  1. a,b,cMean within rows having different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)