Table 5 White cell differential count parameters (mean ± SD) in three groups of 7 week old growers before (Initial values) and after (Final values) feeding trial

Neut (%)

28 - 47

group I

61.6 ± 16.0*

34.4 ± 11.8

group II

56.4 ± 10.1*

34.9 ± 12.6

group III

61.1 ± 7.5*

38.0 ± 14.3

p value

(one-way ANOVA)

0.503

0.769

Lymph (%)

39 - 62

group I

36.6 ± 16.0*

57.4 ± 12.0

group II

40.1 ± 10.4*

59.1 ± 11.6

group III

36.3 ± 7.8*

55.5 ± 13.6

p value

(one-way ANOVA)

0.692

0.790

Mono (%)

1.0 - 5.0

group I

0.75 ± 0.97*

2.09 ± 1.70

group II

1.25 ± 1.55

1.82 ± 1.60

group III

1.08 ± 1.51

1.42 ± 1.38

p value

(one-way ANOVA)

0.662

0.585

Eos (%)

0.5 - 2.5

group I

0.36 ± 0.67*

5.55 ± 5.72

group II

0.36 ± 0.51*

3.82 ± 2.52

group III

0.25 ± 0.62*

4.25 ± 2.26

p value

(one-way ANOVA)

0.924

0.545

Baso (%)

0.0 - 0.5

group I

0.00 ± 0.00

0.09 ± 0.30

group II

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

group III

0.17 ± 0.58

0.25 ± 0.62

p value

(one-way ANOVA)

0.379

0.394

BN (%)

1.0 - 2.0

group I

0.83 ± 1.19

0.55 ± 1.29

group II

1.92 ± 1.44*

0.18 ± 0.41

group III

1.08 ± 1.38

0.50 ± 1.17

p value (one-way ANOVA)

0.134

0.670