Table 2 Effect of Salmonella Typhimurium infection on haematological parameters at different days post infection (dpi)

RBC (10⁶/μl)

Control

1.745^a ± 0.024

1.860^a ± 0.021

1.941^a ± 0.025

2.031^a ± 0.024

2.045^a ± 0.038

2.108^a ± 0.023

2.155^a ± 0.032

2.228^a ± 0.032

2.265^a ± 0.021

Infected

1.723^a ± 0.008

1.700^b ± 0.020

1.671^b ± 0.014

1.655^b ± 0.024

1.623^b ± 0.100

1.585^b ± 0.009

1.615^b ± 0.023

1.633^b ± 0.013

1.658^b ± 0.027

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

Control

10.018^a ± 0.226

10.621^a ± 0.118

11.04^a ± 0.13

11.790^a ± 0.147

12.011^a ± 0.126

12.343^a ± 0.059

12.516^a ± 0.060

12.553^a ± 0.104

12.800^a ± 0.064

Infected

10.001^a ± 0.211

9.368^b ± 0.078

9.041^b ± 0.074

8.880^b ± 0.105

8.806^b ± 0.074

8.675^b ± 0.070

8.791^b ± 0.023

8.830^b ± 0.038

8.963^b ± 0.063

PCV (%)

Control

26.656^a ± 0.055

26.855^a ± 0.076

27.29^a ± 0.070

27.590^a ± 0.123

27.805^a ± 0.143

28.080^a ± 0.061

28.258^a ± 0.057

28.628^a ± 0.109

28.990^a ± 0.170

Infected

26.605^a ± 0.042

26.263^b ± 0.053

25.91^b ± 0.113

25.743^b ± 0.079

25.470^b ± 0.057

25.141^b ± 0.080

25.365^b ± 0.059

25.408^b ± 0.048

25.446^b ± 0.063

WBC (10³/μl)

Control

20.125^a ± 0.390

20.828^a ± 0.385

21.48^a ± 0.325

21.675^a ± 0.276

21.730^a ± 0.599

22.038^a ± 0.720

22.396^a ± 0.324

23.010^a ± 0.474

23.160^a ± 0.426

Infected

20.303^a ± 0.248

27.085^b ± 0.300

32.76^b ± 0.399

38.368^b ± 0.431

36.160^b ± 0.318

34.060^b ± 0.320

32.556^b ± 0.486

27.980^b ± 0.444

25.046^b ± 0.416

Heterophils (10³/μl)

Control

10.545^a ± 0.079

10.46^a ± 0.077

10.35^a ± 0.065

10.293^a ± 0.059

10.183^a ± .037

10.030^a ± 0.047

9.676^a ± 0.100

9.393^a ± 0.064

9.180^a ± 0.036

Infected

10.531^a ± 0.079

15.055^b ± 0.100

21.32^b ± 0.038

26.146^b ± 0.018

23.205^b ± 0.017

20.465^b ± 0.032

18.140^b ± 0.033

17.185^b ± 0.027

15.963^b ± 0.161

Lymphocytes (10³/μl)

Control

6.888^a ± 0.010

7.170^a ± 0.020

7.330^a ± 0.012

7.518^a ± 0.009

7.796^a ± 0.014

8.170^a ± 0.017

8.340^a ± 0.020

8.513^a ± 0.014

8.930^a ± 0.050

Infected

6.873^a ± 0.026

6.583^b ± 0.208

5.755^b ± 0.318

4.970^b ± 0.110

8.453^b ± 0.178

10.773^b ± 0.279

12.833^b ± 0.335

15.188^b ± 0.362

17.115^b ± 0.471