Research Article
Protective Effect of Egyptian Propolis against Rabbit Pasteurellosis
Table 1
Erythrogram in different experimental groups of rabbits before and after treatment for six weeks (Mean ± SE,
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| Parameters |
Periods (week) | Groups | Sig. | G1 Control | G2 Propolis S/C
| G3 Vaccine S/C only | G4 Propolis + Vaccine S/C |
| RBCs count (106/µL) | 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | | | | | NS | 6 | | 5.42 ± 0.25ab | 4.93 ± 0.45b | 5.42 ± 0.20ab | * |
| Packed cell volume (PCV) (%) | 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | | | | | NS | 6 | 34.55 0.53a | 33.45 ± 1.16a | 29.64 ± 2.51c | 31.28 ± 1.37b | * |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | | | | | NS | 6 | | | | | NS |
| Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) (fl) | 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | 59.94 ± 0.92b | 59.74 ± 0.77b | 61.98 ± 1.04a | 58.32 ± 1.20b | * | 6 | 58.63 ± 2.20b | 59.28 ± 1.41b | 62.18 ± 0.78a | 60.08 ± 1.37b | * |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) (pg)
| 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | | | | | NS | 6 | | | | | NS |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (g/dL) | 0 | | | | | NS | 2 | | | | | NS | 4 | | | | | NS | 6 | | | | 34.24± 0.40a | NS |
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Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at P < 0.05. *P < 0.05, NS: non-significant.
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