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, 𝑁=5).

Parameters	Periods (week)	Groups				Sig.
		G1; Control	G2; Propolis S/C	G3; Vaccine S/C only	G4; Propolis + Vaccine S/C
RBCs count (×10^6/µL)	0	5.73±0.31	5.73±0.31	5.47±0.35	5.27±0.21	NS
	2	5.38±0.16	5.56±0.17	5.16±0.14	5.46±0.34	NS
	4	5.84±0.33	5.75±0.28	5.04±0.16	5.81±0.33	NS
	6	6.35±0.18^a	5.42 ± 0.25^ab	4.93 ± 0.45^b	5.42 ± 0.20^ab	*
Packed cell volume (PCV) (%)	0	34.24±1.82	34.24±1.82	33.84±1.89	30.17±0.90	NS
	2	32.30±0.90	33.12±0.52	30.48±0.78	30.92±1.63	NS
	4	32.54±1.54	34.36±1.68	31.25±1.27	33.84±1.69	NS
	6	34.55 ± 0.53^a	33.45 ± 1.16^a	29.64 ± 2.51^c	31.28 ± 1.37^b	*
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	0	11.78±0.67	11.78±0.67	10.92±0.56	10.37±0.31	NS
	2	11.24±0.30	11.32±0.15	10.58±0.30	10.84±0.60	NS
	4	10.88±0.47	11.46±0.60	10.40±0.46	11.26±0.41	NS
	6	11.60±0.18	11.33±0.34	10.24±0.91	11.74±0.57	NS
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) (fl)	0	59.80±0.82	59.80±0.82	63.80±3.36	57.47±0.72	NS
	2	60.12±0.95	59.66±1.58	59.13±1.23	56.78±1.10	NS
	4	59.94 ± 0.92^b	59.74 ± 0.77^b	61.98 ± 1.04^a	58.32 ± 1.20^b	*
	6	58.63 ± 2.20^b	59.28 ± 1.41^b	62.18 ± 0.78^a	60.08 ± 1.37^b	*
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) (pg)	0	20.52±0.15	20.52±0.15	20.60±0.56	19.73±0.21	NS
	2	20.90±0.26	20.38±0.32	20.55±0.40	19.94±0.37	NS
	4	20.10±0.46	19.96±0.33	20.60±0.31	19.48±0.85	NS
	6	19.35±0.35	20.08±0.55	20.88±0.24	20.71±0.84	NS
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (g/dL)	0	34.36±0.37	34.36±0.37	32.46±1.00	34.30±0.22	NS
	2	34.82±0.36	36.04±1.86	34.73±0.14	35.08±0.17	NS
	4	33.52±0.33	33.38±0.21	33.25±0.47	33.38±0.84	NS
	6	33.57±0.07	33.88±0.22	34.49±0.18	34.24± 0.40^a	NS

Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at P < 0.05. *P < 0.05, NS: non-significant.