Table 3 Haematological indices of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss fingerlings fed diets containing varying levels of dietary valine for 8-weeks (mean values of 3 replicates + SEM; n = 3)^*

5.05 ± 0.06

6.78 ± 0.04^d

8.58 ± 0.06^c

9.89 ± 0.07^b

10.96 ± 0.12^c

9.54 ± 0.11^b

9.08 ± 0.13^bc

0.01154

20.32 ± 0.13

22.40 ± 0.12^d

27.10 ± 0.12^c

31.16 ± 0.08^b

35.12 ± 0.19^a

32.09 ± 0.14^b

23.25 ± 0.08^d

0.00318

1.45 ± 0.03

1.58 ± 0.06^cd

1.89 ± 0.06^c

2.18 ± 0.07^b

2.63 ± 0.06^a

2.36 ± 0.04^b

2.13 ± 0.06^b

0.01418

2.49 ± 0.12

3.15 ± 0.05^a

2.70 ± 0.04^b

2.43 ± 0.05^d

2.24 ± 0.08^e

2.39 ± 0.07^d

2.57 ± 0.09^c

0.01444

2.36 ± 0.14

3.08 ± 0.10^a

2.68 ± 0.09^b

1.95 ± 0.12^c

1.87 ± 0.06^c

1.67 ± 0.05^d

1.71 ± 0.12^d

0.01038

161.13 ± 1.30

157.10 ± 1.42^d

166.26 ± 1.19^b

162.78 ± 1.43^c

164.16 ± 1.42^b

167.20 ± 1.55^b

175.06 ± 1.13^a

0.16362

41.50 ± 0.31

40.66 ± 0.54^a

37.18 ± 0.58^b

38.55 ± 0.27^b

37.35 ± 0.33^b

36.67 ± 0.48^b

37.07 ± 0.22^b

0.11748

25.52 ± 0.39

26.29 ± 0.28^a

23.96 ± 0.22^b

24.02 ± 0.25^b

24.45 ± 0.36^b

24.69 ± 0.22^b

24.61 ± 0.34^a

0.11992