Table 3.
Effect of the type and number of enrichment in composition of erythrocyte and platelets profile of broilers

Erythrocyte Platelets (K/μL)
RBC (K/μL) Hb (g/dL) HCT (%) MCV (fL) MCH (g/dL) MCHC (g/dL)
Enrichment type
   Cabbages 2.54a 9.15a 25.92a 102.17a 36.09 35.38 21.50
   Alfalfa block 2.27b 8.08b 22.68b 100.21b 35.74 35.63 18.95
   Angle sawdust 2.21b 7.81b 22.20b 100.34b 35.30 35.20 18.00
Number
   1 2.34 8.34 23.62 100.70 35.64 35.43 19.87
   2 2.33 8.34 23.58 101.10 35.77 35.38 19.10
Enrichment type * Number
Cabbages 1 2.51 8.99 25.79 102.63 35.86 35.02 23.30
2 2.56 9.30 26.04 101.7 36.32 35.74 19.70
Alfalfa block 1 2.30 8.16 22.84 99.46 35.59 35.76 18.80
2 2.23 7.99 22.52 100.96 35.88 35.50 19.10
Angle sawdust 1 2.22 7.88 22.22 100.02 35.48 35.50 17.50
2 2.20 7.73 22.17 100.65 35.11 34.90 18.50
P-values
   Type <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 0.135 0.328 0.716 0.281
   Number 0.818 0.984 0.940 0.650 0.770 0.914 0.677
   Type * Number 0.601 0.420 0.907 0.522 0.710 0.434 0.547
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).