Table 4 Hematology and plasma metabolites of ewes fed with the experimental treatments in two sampling periods

 Glucose (mg/dl)

57.56

60.48

62.56

61.24

1.75

65.48

66.08

67.10

65.78

0.73

 BUN (mg/dl)

21.84

21.66

21.12

20.93

0.41

19.58

20.52

19.62

19.34

0.41

 Cholesterol (mg/dl)

76.20

76.36

71.00

73.66

1.67

75.40

79.20

78.74

77.50

2.16

 Albumin (mg/dl)

2.92

3.01

3.19

3.06

0.09

3.04^ab

2.83^b

3.15^{a, b}

3.24^a

0.12

 SGPT (U/L)

23.58

25.60

24.00

25.26

1.86

25.06^b

29.62^a

24.84^b

23.56^b

1.06

 SGOT (U/L)

148.60

160.00

151.80

159.80

4.24

144.92^b

159.20^a

151.88^ab

158.04^ab

4.31

 AChE inhibitory activity (%)

9.40^b

11.00^a

9.80^ab

9.60^ab

0.45

9.50^b

11.30^a

9.50^b

9.40^b

0.41

 Total Protein (g/dl)

6.32

6.44

6.56

6.54

0.21

6.60

6.57

6.76

7.08

0.16

 Hb (g/dl)

9.77^a

8.82^b

9.30^ab

9.56^ab

0.28

10.10^a

9.14^b

10.40^a

10.04^ab

0.30

 RBC (*10⁶/μl)

10.06^a

7.97^b

9.78^a

9.56^a

0.44

8.90^ab

8.64^ab

8.39^b

9.51^a

0.31

 WBC (Cell/μl)

6520

7190

6900

6950

307.10

6920

7080

7000

6380

276.11

 PCV (%)

30.80

27.80

29.80

30

1.24

30.60

31.20

30.80

31.00

1.02

 MCH (pg)

9.78

10.22

9.55

9.67

0.43

11.42

11.52

12.41

11.05

0.46

 MCV (fL)

43.59

40.94

41.83

42.22

0.90

38.22

36.22

38.22

37.63

0.75

 MCHC (g/dl)

37.57^a

33.92^b

35.77^ab

36.76^ab

1.09

32.98^ab

29.44^b

34.05^a

32.40^ab

1.22