Table 7. Effects of supplemental different minerals on blood profiles in broiler chickens under cyclic heat stress

Items	NC	PC	ILT	ZLT	OC	SE	p-value
RBC (106/ µm)	2.24	2.32	2.30	2.28	2.38	0.05	0.475
WBC (103/ µm)	27.19	24.16	26.96	31.53	28.11	2.52	0.374
Heterophil (%)	5.32	6.42	7.28	6.57	6.70	0.90	0.646
Lymphocyte (%)	94.50	93.08	92.28	93.08	92.80	0.95	0.570
Monocyte (%)	0.15	0.32	0.32	0.23	0.35	0.11	0.713
Basophil (%)	0.03	0.18	0.12	0.12	0.15	0.03	0.054
Cortisol (ug/dL)	0.07b	0.12a	0.08b	0.09ab	0.09ab	0.01	0.001

Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
NC, basal diet; PC, NC and start of heat stress at the 2nd week; ILT, PC + 1% of illite; ZLT, PC + 1% of zeolite; OC, PC + 400ppb of organic chromium.
RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell.
SE, standard error.