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Table 3 Effect of experimental diets on the percentage of particular types of leukocytes at d 42, (n = 6)d

From: Investigation of the immune effects of Scutellaria baicalensis on blood leukocytes and selected organs of the chicken’s lymphatic system

Parameter

Dietary treatments

SEM

P-value

r*

Control

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

WBC, 103/μL

3.16a

3.07a

2.98b

2.34c

0.49

0.050

−0.884

Lymphocytes, %

63a

56.33b

53.33b

48.83bc

5.35

0.048

−0.989

Heterophils, %

30.5a

38b

39b

45.83b

6.12

0.032

0.930

Eosinophils, %

3.50a

2.33b

0.83c

1.83b

1.19

0.044

−0.757

Basophils, %

2.33

3.17

3.16

2.83

1.12

0.864

0.177

Monocytes, %

0.66

0.16

0.66

0.66

0.38

0.483

0.199

H/L ratio

0.51a

0.71b

0.73b

1.01b

0.19

0.043

0.959

  1. a,b,cMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. dThe results are expressed as the mean for 6 birds and 2 repeats. Control = basal diet; 0.5% = basal diet + 0.5% of SBR, 1.0% = basal diet + 1.0% of SBR, 1.5% = basal diet + 1.5% of SBR
  3. *Pearson’s correlation coefficient