Table 5. Effects of the moisture absorbent on blood cells of broilers

Items NC PC W1 W2 W3 SEM P-Value
Leukocyte
WBC (K/μL) 21.1 20.0 19.4 22.2 22.3 1.05 0.23
HE (K/μL) 6.45 5.99 5.74 6.84 6.79 0.461 0.37
LY (K/μL) 11.3 11.0 10.5 11.8 11.9 0.41 0.15
HE/LY 0.49 0.49 0.50 0.55 0.54 0.033 0.53
MO (K/μL) 1.97 1.99 2.07 2.38 2.20 0.131 0.184
EO (K/μL) 0.65 0.75 0.77 0.87 0.88 0.096 0.439
BA (K/μL) 0.20 0.23 0.24 0.29 0.29 0.037 0.274
Erythrocyte
RBC (K/μL) 2.31 2.16 2.16 2.31 2.32 0.064 0.15
Hb (g/dL) 7.98 7.59 7.80 8.28 8.39 0.210 0.06
HCT (%) 22.9 22.0 21.7 23.3 23.1 0.60 0.23
MCV (fL) 98.9 101.9 100.7 101.3 99.3 1.12 0.29
MCH (g/dL) 34.5 35.2 36.3 36.0 36.2 0.63 0.25
MCHC (g/dL) 34.9 34.6 36.1 35.5 36.5 0.54 0.10
Platelets 20.1 16.1 23.9 14.8 15.8 3.48 0.33