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Table 5 Hematological characteristics of rats fed with the blends of maize and almond seed flour

From: Nutritional quality of formulated complementary diet from defatted almond seed, yellow maize and quality protein maize flours

Hematological characteristics

Samples

DQPM

DGQPM

FYM

FHQPM

CERC

PCV (%)

36.40 ± 5.07c

47.40 ± 11.32ab

31.00 ± 12.14c

49.00 ± 7.61a

47.20 ± 4.15ab

WBC (×103/ mm3)

3.20 ± 0.20b

3.00 ± 0.90b

3.00 ± 0.50b

4.20 ± 1.10ab

5.10 ± 1.20a

PLATELETS (×103/ mm3)

190.00±

31.07d

280.00±

39.93a

171.00±

29.45e

228.00 ± 36.90b

208.00 ± 34.43c

NEUT (%)

43.40 ± 3.23c

51.80 ± 3.64a

53.40 ± 3.58a

47.00 ± 2.18b

49.00 ± 2.00ab

EOS (%)

1.60 ± 1.14a

1.60 ± 1.14a

0.60 ± 0.01d

1.20 ± 0.04b

1.00 ± 0.01c

BASO (%)

0.80 ± 0.05a

NIL

0.40 ± 0.05b

0.20 ± 0.01c

NIL

MONO (%)

0.60 ± 0.05a

0.20 ± 0.05b

0.20 ± 0.02b

0.60 ± 0.04a

0.20 ± 0.05b

LYMPH (%)

53.20 ± 7.30a

46.00 ± 7.50b

47.40 ± 4.72b

53.60 ± 4.04a

48.80 ± 3.27b

  1. DQPM Dried Quality Protein Maize, DGQPM Dried Germinated Quality Protein Maize, FYM Fermented Yellow Maize, FHQPM Fermented High Quality Protein Maize, CERC Cerelac. PVC Packed Cell Volume, WBC White Blood Cell, NEUT Neutrophil, EOS Eosinophil, BASO Basophil, MONO Monocytes, LYMPH Lymphocytes. Values with different superscript on the same row are significant (p < 0.05).