Table 4. Effects of different levels of organic chromium and SeMet cocktails on blood profiles in broilers
Items | CON1) | CS4 | CS8 | SE | p-value |
WBC (106/μL) | 20.80 | 19.48 | 20.04 | 2.384 | 0.926 |
RBC (103/ μL) | 2.03 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 0.200 | 0.977 |
Heterophil (%) | 29.56 | 29.88 | 25.06 | 7.704 | 0.886 |
Lymphocyte (%) | 64.72 | 63.62 | 65.74 | 9.738 | 0.988 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | 2.42a | 1.68ab | 1.30b | 0.266 | 0.033 |
TAS (U/mL) | 19.99a | 15.12ab | 13.33b | 1.580 | 0.030 |
CON, basal diet; CS4, CON + 0.2 ppm selenomethionine and 0.2 ppm organic chromium; CS8, CON + 0.4 ppm selenomethionine and 0.4 ppm organic chromium.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
SeMet, selenomethionine; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; TAS, total antioxidant status.