Effects of Dietary Supplement of Basil Extract on Biochemical and Immunological Parameters and Growth Performance in Oncorhynchus mykiss
Table 4
Hematological parameters of trout fed with different concentrations of O. basilicum for 8 weeks.
Parameters/group
Control
Treatment 1%
Treatment 2%
Treatment 3%
RBC 106 ml−1
1.71 ± 0.032a
1.81 ± 0.028a
1.89 ± 0.031b
1.80 ± 0.027a
Hb (g dl−1)
6.39 ± 0.05a
6.55 ± 0.03b
6.74 ± 0.01c
6.48 ± 0.04ac
HtC (%)
38.3 ± 0.49a
40.60 ± 0.49b
42.5 ± 1.04ab
38.40 ± 0.68ac
WBC 103 ml−1
13.80 ± 0.11a
13.90 ± 0.07b
14.34 ± 0.15a
13.80 ± 0.07ac
Neutrophil (%)
16.57 ± 0.65a
18.80 ± 0.55ab
19.89 ± 0.91b
17.60 ± 0.78ab
Lymphocyte (%)
80.90 ± 0.55a
79.60 ± 0.63b
77.43 ± 0.97ab
80.60 ± 0.79ac
Monocyte (%)
1.30 ± 0.21a
1.30 ± 0.26a
1.50 ± 0.16a
1.55 ± 0.24a
Eosinophil (%)
0.20 ± 0.13a
0.30 ± 0.15a
0.40 ± 0.16a
0.20 ± 0.13a
Data were presented in mean ± SEM. Different letters in each row mean a significant difference (). RBC, red blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; HtC, hematocrit; and WBC, white blood cell.