Effects of Dietary Sodium Acetate on Growth Performance, Fillet Quality, Plasma Biochemistry, and Immune Function of Juvenile Golden Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)

Table 6

Effects of dietary SA levels on plasma biochemistry and immune response in T. ovatus.

Parameters	Dietary SA supplement levels
	SA1	SA2	SA3	SA4	SA5	SA6
TC (mmol/L)
TP (g/L)	^a	^a	^bc	^c	^bc	^b
TG (mmol/L)	^e	^de	^cd	^c	^b	^a
GLU (mmol/L)	^c	^bc	^ab	^ab	^a	^a
HDL-c (mmol/L)	^a	^a	^c	^b	^b	^d
AST (U/L)	^b	^a	^a	^a	^a	^b
ALT (U/L)	^b	^ab	^ab	^a	^ab	^ab
C3 (μg/mL)	^b	^b	^c	^d	^c	^a
C4 (μg/mL)	^a	^b	^b	^b	^a	^a
IgM (μg/mL)	^a	^a	^c	^b	^b	^a

Abbreviation: TC: total cholesterol; TP: total protein; TG: triglyceride; GLU: glucose; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; AST,: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; C3: complement 3; C3: complement 4; IgM: immunoglobulin M. Note: different superscripts within rows indicate significant differences ().