Table 7 Serum biochemical indices of experimental fish fed with different test diets for 90 days.

From: Effects of plant-origin binder sources in Asian catfish diets on growth, feed quality, blood chemistry, liver and gut health, and economic efficiency

Parameters

Experimental diets

D0

D1

D2

D3

Glucose (mmol/l)

16.00 ± 1.00b

12.00 ± 0.60c

20.00 ± 0.50a

9.00 ± 1.00d

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.42 ± 0.40c

0.60 ± 0.10b

0.33 ± 0.00c

0.71 ± 0.01a

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

2.10 ± 0.20c

8.60 ± 0.40a

3.20 ± 0.20c

6.00 ± 2.00b

SGPT (u/l)

5.00 ± 1.00b

14.00 ± 3.00a

11.00 ± 2.00a

7.00 ± 0.20b

Urea (mg/dl)

16.00 ± 0.50c

22.00 ± 0.70b

20.00 ± 2.00b

38.00 ± 2.40a

SGOT (u/l)

3.00 ± 0.20c

7.00 ± 0.40a

5.00 ± 0.30b

3.00 ± 0.50c

Albumin (mg/dl)

2.00 ± 0.30a

0.40 ± 0.50c

1.00 ± 0.00b

0.80 ± 0.10b

ALKP (u/l)

16.00 ± 2.00b

20.00 ± 3.00a

15.00 ± 0.40b

15.00 ± 0.20b

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

27.00 ± 0.30b

26.00 ± 0.30b

26.00 ± 0.20b

35.00 ± 1.40a

Total protein (g/dl)

12.90 ± 0.20b

10.40 ± 0.60d

15.00 ± 0.20a

12.00 ± 0.20c

Globulin (g/dl)

10.90 ± 0.20b

10.00 ± 0.30c

14.00 ± 0.20a

11.20 ± 0.20b

  1. SGPT: Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase, SGOT: Serum glutamate oxalate transaminase, ALKP: Alkaline phosphatase.