Age

Traits

Female

Male

9 weeks

^*PCV (%)

41.50 ± 0.65^a

39.75 ± 1.03^b

^*WBC (×10³/µl)

24.55 ± 1.09^a

21.00 ± 1.50^b

^*NEU (%)

43.00 ± 3.03^a

39.76 ± 5.59^b

^*LYM (%)

56.00 ± 3.24^b

58.25 ± 5.30^a

^*EOS (%)

0.05 ± 0.50^b

1.50 ± 0.79^a

MON (%)

0.50 ± 0.50

0.50 ± 0.50

17 weeks

PCV (%)

42.00 ± 1.08

41.25 ± 2.66

^*WBC (×10³/µl)

30.88 ± 1.81^b

35.90 ± 2.54^a

^*NEU (%)

39.50 ± 5.62^b

44.25 ± 5.27^a

LYM (%)

53.25 ± 6.97

53.00 ± 5.00

^*EOS (%)

4.25 ± 1.32^a

1.25 ± 0.75^b

MON (%)

3.00 ± 1.73

1.50 ± 0.96

25 weeks

PCV (%)

44.00 ± 0.41

43.75 ± 1.03

WBC (×10³/µl)

37.43 ± 2.96

37.98 ± 1.10

^*NEU (%)

28.75 ± 2.14^b

37.00 ± 3.98^a

^*LYM (%)

66.00 ± 1.58^a

54.75 ± 3.18^b

EOS (%)

2.30 ± 1.32

3.50 ± 1.50

MON (%)

3.75 ± 0.75

4.75 ± 0.75