Gliricidia leaf meal and multi-enzyme in rabbits diet: effect on performance, blood indices, serum metabolites and antioxidant status

Table 5 Effects of Gliricidia leaf meal and exo-enzyme supplementation on haematological indices of rabbits

	Diet 1 0% GLM	Diet 2 15%GLM	Diet 3 15%GLM + E	SEM	P value
White blood cells (× 10⁹/l)	7.85	5.79	7.07	0.41	0.11
Monocytes (×10⁹/l)	0.58	0.49	0.49	0.07	0.86
Granulocytes (×10⁹/l)	4.17	3.74	3.46	0.16	0.22
Lymphocytes (×10⁹/l)	3.09	1.55	3.11	0.39	0.18
Red blood cells (× 10¹²/l)	5.93	6.44	6.01	0.16	0.44
Haemoglobin concentration (g/dl)	14.00	13.65	13.40	0.23	0.62
Packed cell volume (%)	39.46	39.96	38.11	0.81	0.69
MCV (fl)	65.50	62.00	62.67	1.22	0.31
MCH (pg)	23.65	21.15	22.13	0.58	0.23
MCHC (g/dl)	35.50	34.15	35.20	0.34	0.27

Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
GLM Gliricidia leaf meal, E exogenous enzyme, MCV Mean cell volume, MCH Mean cell haemoglobin, MCHC Mean cell haemoglobin concentration

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