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Table 5 Haematological profile of Clarias gariepinus fed diets supplemented with different inclusion levels of Parkia biglobosa pulp (PBP) meal for 12 weeks

From: Effects of dietary supplementation of Parkia biglobosa pulp on growth performance and physiological status of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings

Parameters

Inclusion levels of PBP (%)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

Ht (%)

29.00 ± 0.58c

29.5 ± 0.29bc

37.00 ± 0.58a

31.00 ± 0.01b

28.67 ± 0.69c

Hg (g/dL)

9.40 ± 0.12c

9.43 ± 0.09c

12.20 ± 0.12a

10.30 ± 0.06b

9.47 ± 0.17c

RBC (× 106/µL)

3.58 ± 0.12ab

3.47 ± 0.01b

3.58 ± 0.03ab

3.71 ± 0.012a

3.52 ± 0.02ab

WBC (× 106/µL)

188.50 ± 0.29b

188.5 ± 0.87b

192.5 ± 0.87a

187.50 ± 0.58bc

186.50 ± 1.15bc

PLT (× 106/µL)

208.5 ± 2.02a

202.00 ± 1.15b

193.00 ± 0.58c

158.50 ± 0.87d

160.83 ± 1.69d

LYM (%)

69.17 ± 0.44b

73.00 ± 0.58a

74.00 ± 0.58a

73.67 ± 0.67a

74.00 ± 0.58a

Neutrophils (%)

25.00 ± 0.29a

21.33 ± 0.88b

19.5 ± 0.89b

22.00 ± 0.58b

21.00 ± 1.15b

Monocytes (%)

2.50 ± 0.29ab

1.83 ± 0.17b

3.50 ± 0.29a

2.00 ± 0.00b

2.00 ± 0.58b

Eosinophils (%)

2.83 ± 0.44b

3.67 ± 0.33ab

3.00 ± 0.00b

3.17 ± 0.04b

3.00 ± 0.00b

Basophils (%)

0.00 ± 0.00

0.50 ± 0.29

0.00 ± 0.00

0.50 ± 0.29

0.00 ± 0.00

MCHC (g/L)

32.41 ± 0.15

32.01 ± 0.71

32.96 ± 0.22

33.230.56

33.03 ± 0.80

MCH (pg)

26.25 ± 0.57b

27.31 ± 1.79b

34.19 ± 1.03a

27.74 ± 0.51b

26.39 ± 0.32b

MCV (fL)

81.00 ± 1.37b

85.33 ± 5.30b

103.70 ± 2.45a

83.48 ± 0.20b

81.42 ± 1.42b

NLR

0.37 ± 0.01a

0.29 ± 0.02b

0.26 ± 0.01b

0.30 ± 0.01b

0.28 ± 0.02b

  1. Means on the same row with similar superscripts are significant at P < 0.05
  2. Ht hematocrit, Hg haemoglobin, RBC red blood cells, WBC white blood cells, PLT platelets, LYM lymphocytes, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCV mean corpuscular volume, NLR neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio