Dietary Alpha-Monolaurin for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Stimulatory Effects on Growth, Immunohematological Indices, and Immune-Related Gene Expressions

Table 6

Hematological parameters of Nile tilapia fed different levels of alpha-monolaurin.

Items	Experimental treatments				±SE	value
	Control	2 g·kg^−1	4 g·kg^−1	6 g·kg^−1
Hemoglobin (g dl^−1)	8.50^c	10.50^b	11.8^ab	13.55^a	0.444	0.006
Hematocrit (%)	27.00^b	30.50^ab	31.45^ab	32.70^a	1.249	0.113
RBC × 10^6 mm^3	2.75	3.08	3.10	3.55	0.404	0.617
WBC × 10^4 mm^3	26.50^c	41.00^b	52.00^a	54.00^a	2.562	0.005
Neutrophil %	6.50^b	10.00^ab	12.50^a	12.50^a	0.968	0.032
Lymphocyte %	74.00^b	76.50^b	80.00^a	82.50^a	0.791	0.005
Monocyte %	3.5.00	5.00	4.50	6.00	1.369	0.665
Eosinophil %	1.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	0.500	0.107

Means followed by different superscripts in the same row are significantly different ( < 0.05).