Table 6 Results of the hematological analyses of the blood of cows in the two experimental groups at the beginning and end of the winter feeding period

Start of winter season

WBC (10⁹)

4.0–12.0

6.71

1.43

7.01

1.38

0.623

6.86

1.38

RBC (10¹²)

5.0–10.0

6.20

0.56

6.41

0.49

0.365

6.31

0.52

HCT (%)

24.0–46.0

28.52

2.19

29.72

3.14

0.311

29.12

2.71

HGB (g/dl)

8.0–15.0

11.04

0.80

11.58

1.04

0.184

11.31

0.95

MCV (fl.)

40.0–60.0

46.08

2.60

46.42

4.55

0.833

46.25

3.62

MCH (pg)

11.0–17.0

17.85

0.80

18.14

1.51

0.592

18.00

1.19

MCHC (g/dl)

30.0–36.0

38.77

0.79

39.14

0.70

0.268

38.95

0.75

PLT (10⁹)

100–800

164.91

23.94

174.09

47.95

0.576

169.50

37.28

End of winter season

WBC (10⁹)

4.0–12.0

6.68

1.28

7.75

1.26

0.061

7.22

1.35

RBC (10¹²)

5.0–10.0

5.86

0.55

6.24

0.43

0.087

6.05

0.52

HCT (%)

24.0–46.0

30.98

3.70

32.55

2.69

0.270

31.76

3.25

HGB (g/dl)

8.0–15.0

10.95

1.16

11.62

0.87

0.139

11.28

1.06

MCV (fl.)

40.0–60.0

52.81

2.77

52.32

4.90

0.775

52.56

3.89

MCH (pg)

11.0–17.0

18.71

0.85

18.70

1.53

0.986

18.70

1.21

MCHC (g/dl)

30.0–36.0

35.48

0.77

35.82

0.57

0.259

35.65

0.69

PLT (10⁹)

100–800

140.73

37.83

137.18

26.75

0.802

138.95

32.02