Table 3 Hematology of O. niloticus fed with 2% BC supplementation.
Test diets | BC | RBCs (10−6 mm−3) | WBCs (10−6 mm−3) | MCH (pg) | MCHC (%) | MCV (fl) | PCV (%) | PLT | Hb (g/100 ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | CON | 2.43 ± 0.03e | 6.46 ± 0.56ab | 20.34 ± 0.57c | 22.02 ± 0.01e | 91.85 ± 1.22c | 20.04 ± 0.04c | 52.34 ± 0.36e | 5.78 ± 0.57cd |
II | CSBC | 3.21 ± 0.01b | 7.46 ± 0.59a | 26.01 ± 1.10a | 27.64 ± 0.03b | 94.49 ± 1.01b | 25.87 ± 0.02a | 70.62 ± 0.97b | 7.32 ± 0.58ab |
III | WSBC | 3.01 ± 0.03c | 7.38 ± 0.55a | 25.00 ± 1.00ab | 25.02 ± 0.01c | 100.18 ± 0.07a | 23.34 ± 0.56b | 64.34 ± 0.36c | 6.48 ± 0.57bc |
IV | CCBC | 3.42 ± 0.01a | 7.56 ± 0.48a | 25.03 ± 1.00ab | 30.86 ± 0.04a | 85.19 ± 0.57d | 26.74 ± 0.05a | 74.30 ± 0.18a | 8.18 ± 0.54a |
V | HWBC | 3.42 ± 0.01g | 5.48 ± 0.55b | 16.34 ± 0.57d | 18.45 ± 0.58g | 83.48 ± 0.58d | 15.37 ± 0.62d | 44.04 ± 0.01g | 4.70 ± 0.59d |
VI | GWBC | 1.99 ± 0.04f | 6.38 ± 0.55ab | 19.67 ± 0.57c | 20.45 ± 0.58f | 89.81 ± 1.16c | 19.37 ± 1.17c | 47.04 ± 0.01f. | 5.48 ± 0.57cd |
VII | GwBC | 2.52 ± 0.01d | 6.78 ± 0.55ab | 23.34 ± 0.58b | 24.02 ± 0.01d | 95.18 ± 1.04b | 22.04 ± 0.04b | 56.34 ± 0.36 d | 6.61 ± 0.41bc |