Haematological and Biochemical Parameters during the Laying Period in Common Pheasant Hens Housed in Enhanced Cages

Table 1

Haematological parameters in pheasant hens (𝑛=15/group) housed in an enhanced cage system during the laying period (means ± SEM).

Haematological parameters	Sampling day (day of laying period)
	Day 1	Day 42	Day 84
Haematocrit (L/L)	0.38±0.01^a	0.33±0.01^b	0.33±0.01^b
Haemoglobin (g/L)	118.3±2.7^b	108.0±2.9^c	137.3±2.8^a
Erythrocytes (10^12/L)	3.51±0.13^a	2.66±0.09^b	3.73±0.18^a
Leukocytes (10^9/L)	17.0±1.27^b	21.8±1.65^a,b	23.6±1.46^a
Heterophils (10^9/L)	0.79±0.20^b	1.56±0.22^a,b	1.71±0.28^a
Lymphocytes (10^9/L)	15.9±1.21^b	19.8±1.50^a,b	21.5±1.32^a
Eosinophils (10^9/L)	0.08±0.01^b	0.14±0.02^a	0.12±0.01^a,b
Basophils (10^9/L)	0.08±0.01^b	0.11 ± 0.01^a,b	0.16±0.03^a
Monocytes (10^9/L)	0.1±0.01^b	0.17±0.02^a	0.12±0.01^b
HLR	0.05±0.01^b	0.08±0.01^a	0.08±0.01^a

a,b,cMeans within a row with different superscripts differ (𝑃<0.05).