Table 4 Effects of dietary treatment on blood pH, count, gas and haematological profile

pH

7.42

7.42

7.41

0.009

0.815

Red blood cells, 10¹²/L

6.6

6.5

6.6

0.27

0.441

White blood cells, 10⁹/L

8.2

8.4

8.1

0.24

0.726

Neutrophils, 10⁹/L

2.9^αβ

3.2^α

2.8^β

0.27

0.084

Lymphocytes, 10⁹/L

4.1

3.9

3.9

0.19

0.835

Monocytes, 10⁹/L

0.82

0.87

0.95

0138

0.148

Basophils, 10⁹/L

0.10

0.09

0.10

0.021

0.794

Eosinophils, 10⁹/L

0.31

0.35

0.33

0.102

0.908

Hemoglobin, g/dL

11.4

11.2

11.5

0.26

0.128

Hematocrit, %

32.2

31.8

32.4

0.64

0.318

Platelets, K/μL

243

280

241

44.8

0.359

pCO₂, mmHg

48.0

48.9

47.1

1.36

0.538

pO₂, mmHg

60.2

71.1

59.8

5.66

0.299

HCO₃^-, mmol/L

31.2

32.0

30.5

0.62

0.235

Oxyhemoglobin, %

90.5

91.4

89.0

2.13

0.701

Reduced hemoglobin, %

6.8

6.0

8.4

2.12

0.693

sO₂m, %

93.1

94.1

91.4

2.19

0.681

Glucose, mmol/L

4.45

4.55

4.50

0.137

0.818

Cholesterol, mmol/L

3.3

3.4

3.3

0.24

0.957

NEFA, meq/L

0.07

0.57

0.07

0.403

0.637

β-HB, mmol/L

0.33

0.29

0.41

0.049

0.325