Table 3 Hematology of O. niloticus fed with 2% BC supplementation.

From: Effectiveness of feeding different biochars on growth, digestibility, body composition, hematology and mineral status of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

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

  1. RBC = Red Blood Cell, MCH = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, WBC = White blood cell, MCHC = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, PCV = Packed cell volume, PLT = Platelet, MCV = Mean corpuscular volume, Hb = hemoglobin concentration, Biochar (BC), Control (CON, TD- I), cotton stick BC (CSBC, TD-II), wheat straw (WSBC, TD-III), corn cob (CCBC, TD-IV), house waste (HWBC, TD-V), grass waste (GWBC, TD-VI), and green waste (GwBC, TD-VII). a–gMeans of columns with different superscripts possess a significant difference (p < 0.05) and the data comprises the means of 3 replicas.