Table 4 Effect of different levels of dietary bentonite on blood biochemical analyses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax).

Hb (g/100ml)

12.05^d

13.55^c

14.15^b

14.80^a

14.10^b

13.35^c

RBCs (× 10/mm³)

3.05^d

4.31^ab

4.32^ab

4.37^a

4.24^b

3.86^c

WBCs (× 10³/mm³)

124.0^b

121.5^c

117.2^d

115.3^e

119.65^c

126.50^a

Lymphocyte (%)

71.5^e

76.0^d

74.0^d

81.95^b

79.15^c

88.15^a

Neutrophils (%)

15.5^b

15.5^b

20.5^a

11.1^d

14.1^c

7.05^e

Monocyte (%)

9.0^a

5.0^b

3.0^c

5.0^b

4.0^bc

4.0^bc

Eosinophil (%)

5.5^a

3.0^b

2.0^c

2.0^c

3.0^b

1.0^d

Hematocrit (HCT) (%)

53.05^ab

50.50^abc

48.90^bc

44.20^cd

56.70^a

38.85^c

MCV (µm³/cell)

121.50^c

123.50^c

132.15^ab

129.80^b

134.20^a

130.55^b

MCH (pg/cell)

33.50^d

36.10^c

39.55^a

36.75^b

31.30^e

33.60^d

MCHC (%)

27.60^e

28.90^d

31.55^c

35.55^a

23.40^f

33.70^b

RDW-CV

14.60^a

13.55^c

13.65^c

14.15^b

14.90^a

9.30^d

RDW-SD

61.85^b

51.50^c

45.25^e

50.85^c

67.75^a

48.85^d

PLT- (#/mcL)

26.00^a

11.50^cd

12.90^c

14.95^b

8.15^e

10.30^d