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Table 2 Haematological indices of broiler-chicks given varying doses of crude extract of Loxostylis Alata in the toxicity study

From: A controlled study to determine the efficacy of Loxostylis alata (Anacardiaceae) in the treatment of aspergillus in a chicken (Gallus domesticus) model in comparison to ketoconazole

Haematology

Units

Dose administered (mg/kg)

  

Control (DMSO ml/kg)

50

200

300

Haemoglobin (Hb)

g/dl

143.33 ± 4.7

139.33 ± 0.88

144.67 ± 8.66

135.50 ± 1.50

Red cell count (RCC)

x1012/L

2.62 ± 0.12

2.50 ± 0.11

2.83 ± 0.09

2.40 ± 0.02

HT (haematocrit)

l/l

0.36 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.03

0.30 ± 0.01

Mean cell volume (MCV)

Fl

140.00 ± 2.95

135.67 ± 1.77

126.33 ± 6.90

135.00 ± 1.00

Mean cell haemoglobin (MCH)

Pg

54.77 ± 0.84

54.17 ± 0.54

51.40 ± 3.22

55.10 ± 0.35

Mean cell haemoglobin concentration (MCHC)

g/dl

39.27 ± 0.23

39.23 ± 0.84

40.87 ± 0.63

40.90 ± 0.05

Red cell distribution width (RDW)

 

13.47 ± 0.923

12.47 ± 0.67

14.77 ± 1.76

13.70 ± 1.15

White cell count (WCC)

x109/L

3.73 ± 0.95

5.33 ± 1.09

19.80 ± 8.06a

4.40 ± 0.80

Absolute neutrophil (total)

x109/L

1.31 ± 0.26

1.94 ± 0.47

10.31 ± 4.77a

2.30 ± 0.45

Absolute neutrophil (matured)

x109/L

1.31 ± 0.26

1.94 ± 0.47

10.31 ± 4.77a

2.30 ± 0.45

Absolute neutrophil (immatured)

x109/L

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Absolute lymphocyte

x109/L

1.99 ± 0.50

2.56 ± 0.49

6.25 ± 1.66a

1.50 ± 0.34

Absolute monocyte

x109/L

0.35 ± 0.15

0.34 ± 0.05

1.83 ± 1.40

0.40 ± 0.16

Absolute eosinophil

x109/L

0.00 ± 0.00

0.27 ± 0.11

0.88 ± 0.03

0.1 ± 0.03

Absolute basophil

x109/L

0.09 ± 0.06

0.07 ± 0.04

0.42 ± 0.02

0.00 ± 0.00

  1. Means with superscript letter differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05) from the control.
  2. N=3, except the 300mg group where one of the chicks died 4-days p.t.