Table 4. Effect of 0.5% L-glutamine supplementation on haematological parameters in Hanwoo steers

Items	Control	Treatment	SEM	p-value
Leukocyte indices
WBC (103/µL)	10.20	12.88	1.15	0.058
LYM (103/µL)	5.78	7.51	0.78	0.068
GRA (103/µL)	3.96	5.07	0.40	0.031
MON (103/µL)	0.45	0.31	0.21	0.520
LYM (%/WBC)	57.19	58.06	2.50	0.740
GRA (%/WBC)	38.59	39.71	2.31	0.644
MON (%/WBC)	4.53	2.33	0.94	0.058
Erythrocyte indices
RBC (106/µL)	9.93	8.84	0.73	0.185
HGB (g/dL)	14.24	13.56	0.64	0.328
HCT (%)	40.01	38.06	1.86	0.334
MCH (pg)	14.41	15.42	0.68	0.188
MCHC (g/dL)	35.64	35.63	0.56	0.988
MCV (fL)	40.26	43.15	2.01	0.200
RDW (%)	21.75	20.48	0.63	0.090
Platelet indices
PLT (103/µL)	352.35	310.92	60.84	0.521
PCT (%)	0.25	0.22	0.05	0.600
MPV (fL)	6.85	7.15	0.24	0.259
PDW (%)	33.25	33.07	1.19	0.888

WBC, white blood cell; LYM, lymphocyte; GRA, granulocyte; MON, monocyte; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDW, red blood cell width; PLT, platelet; MPV, mean platelet volume; PCT, plateletcrit; PDW, platelet distribution width.