Table 5 Serum biochemical and immunity parameters in Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch fed the experimental diets with graded Cu levels after 10 weeksa.

From: Estimation of dietary copper requirements of Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792), and effects on the growth performance, tissue Cu content, antioxidant capacity and hematological parameters

Ingredients

Dietary Cu level (mg/kg)

P-value

0.20

2.10

3.70

5.80

7.75

9.85

AST (U/L)

7.88 ± 0.01d

6.05 ± 0.05c

4.19 ± 0.03b

3.61 ± 0.02a

4.13 ± 0.02b

5.02 ± 0.32c

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

5.98 ± 0.03d

4.99 ± 0.03c

3.42 ± 0.01b

3.04 ± 0.06a

3.37 ± 0.05b

4.96 ± 0.02c

< 0.001

AKP (U/mL)

0.78 ± 0.00a

0.85 ± 0.00b

1.01 ± 0.00c

1.13 ± 0.00d

1.02 ± 0.00c

1.04 ± 0.00c

< 0.001

LZM (µg/mL)

4.86 ± 0.01a

5.29 ± 0.02b

6.01 ± 0.01c

6.19 ± 0.04d

5.98 ± 0.01c

5.23 ± 0.01b

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: Abbreviations: AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AKP: alkaline phosphatase; LZM: lysozyme.
  2. aEach value represents the mean of 3 replicates.