Table 5 Influences of various dietary sources of antioxidants supplementation on haemato-biochemical parameters of fattening rabbits exposed to heat stress conditions

Hematological parameters

Hb (g/dL)

10.82^b

12.06^a

12.16^a

12.32^a

12.29^a

0.318

< 0.001

RBCs (10⁶/mm³)

5.24

5.33

5.40

5.50

5.55

0.130

0.504

WBCs (10³/mm³)

6.55

6.04

6.11

6.12

6.14

0.150

0.166

Platelets (10³/mm³)

269.10

271.03±

288.23

291.57

295.33

9.620

0.216

PCV (%)

31.72

29.30

30.92

29.79

30.76

1.75

0.874

Biochemicals parameters

Total proteins (TP, g/dL)

6.39^c

6.64^b

6.76^b

6.82^b

7.13^a

0.47

< 0.0001

Albumin (AL, g/dL)

3.61^c

3.81^bc

3.89^bc

3.98^ab

4.27^a

0.11

0.006

Globulin (GL, g/dL)

2.78

2.83

2.86

2.84

2.86

0.13

0.990

AL/GL ratio

1.31

1.35

1.38

1.43

1.51

0.10

0.699

Triglycerides (mg/dL

82.45^a

69.10^b

66.21^b

63.01^b

60.09^b

3.23

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

198.32^a

169.11^b

160.11^bc

155.76^bc

150.19^c

5.47

< 0.0001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.13^a

1.01^ab

0.92^b

0.91^b

0.94^b

0.06

0.0601

Urea (mg/dL)

39.51^a

36.83^ab

33.69^bc

32.86^bc

30.47^c

1.39

0.001

AST (IU)

34.92^a

30.22^b

27.13^b

27.10^b

26.20^b

1.43

0.001

ALT(IU)

51.53

46.07

46.24

46.03

44.93

2.56

0.412