Table 6
Effect of clove extract supplementation on blood leucocytes of black-meated fowls (21 d)a

Parameter Treatment ETb (supplemented clove, mg/kg)
(%) TCc 0 200 400 600 SEM
White blood cells 0.65b 0.83b 1.35ab 2.23a 3.15a 0.19
Heterophils 24.1 18.6 19.7 21.2 25.4 1.15
Lymphocytes 72.6 71.1 71.9 72.5 73.2 1.17
Heterophil:Lymphocyte 0.31 0.24 0.25 0.30 0.32 0.06
Monocytes 2.34b 4.30ab 5.12ab 5.73a 6.18a 0.33
Eosinophils 2.29 1.69 3.07 2.97 3.05 0.38