| Control animals | Supplemented animals | p | |||
Parameter | Mean | Standard Deviation | Mean | Standard Deviation | ||
White cells (m/mm3) | ♂4.32 ♀2.98 | ♂1.21 ♀0.48 | ♂4.54 ♀5.27 | ♂1.32 ♀1.40 | ♂NS ♀NS | |
Lymphocytes (m/mm3) | ♂63.33 ♀65.66 | ♂4.16 ♀7.1 | ♂56.66 ♀75.33 | ♂7.76 ♀6.42 | ♂0.01 < p < 0.05* ♀0.01 < p < 0.05* | |
Monocytes (m/mm3) | ♂1.33 ♀2 | ♂0.57 ♀0 | ♂4.33 ♀1.33 | ♂4.04 ♀0.57 | ♂NS ♀NS | |
Eosinophiles (m/mm3) | ♂2.33 ♀3 | ♂0.57 ♀0 | ♂5 ♀3.66 | ♂1 ♀1.15 | ♂0.01 < p < 0.05* ♀NS | |
Basophiles (m/mm3) | ♂0.66 ♀0.66 | ♂0.57 ♀0.57 | ♂0.33 ♀0.66 | ♂0.57 ♀0.57 | ♂NS ♀NS | |
Red blood cells (m/mm3) | ♂7.62 ♀7.16 | ♂0.49 ♀0.22 | ♂7.66 ♀7.17 | ♂0.42 ♀0.42 | ♂NS ♀NS | |
Platelets (m/mm3) | ♂619 ♀590 | ♂240.9 ♀69.19 | ♂476 ♀553 | ♂169.99 ♀28.82 | ♂NS ♀NS |