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.