Effects of Dietary Supplement of Basil Extract on Biochemical and Immunological Parameters and Growth Performance in Oncorhynchus mykiss

Table 6

Immune stimulation of rainbow trout fed with different levels of Ocimum basilicum for 8 weeks.

Group/parameters	Total protein (g dl^−1)	Total Ig (gdl^−1)	Lysozyme activity	Respiratory burst assay
Control	3.38 ± 0.02^a	2.29 ± 0.01^a	1.90 ± 0.03^a	613.7 ± 7.34^a
Treatment 1%	3.91 ± 0.03^a	2.30 ± 0.02^a	1.98 ± 0.04^ab	680.1 ± 14.73^b
Treatment 2%	3.43 ± 0.02^a	2.33 ± 0.01^a	2.14 ± 0.04^b	759.8 ± 9.17^c
Treatment 3%	3.18 ± 0.03^b	2.18 ± 0.01^b	1.88 ± 0.03^ac	678 ± 17.47^bd

Data were presented in mean ± SEM. Different letters in each column mean a significant difference ().