Research Article

Biofloc System with Different Carbon Sources Improved Growth, Haematology, Nonspecific Immunity, and Resistivity against the Aeromonas hydrophila in Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio

Table 6

Stress and nonspecific immune parameters of C. carpio fingerlings in different duration reared under different carbon sources in BFT system.

ParametersGroups20 days40 days60 daysCarbon sourceTimeInteraction

Glucose (mg/dL)Control142.21 ± 1.43a129.72 ± 1.23a98.42 ± 1.02a
Sugarcane molasses98.92 ± 1.22b93.72 ± 2.68b74.62 ± 1.13b
Tapioca72.44 ± 1.42c92.63 ± 1.73b46.38 ± 2.56d
Wheat99.87 ± 1.04b74.76 ± 1.01c55.24 ± 1.47c

Cortisol (ng/mL)Control97.12 ± 0.72a68.52 ± 0.61a52.31 ± 0.56a
Sugarcane molasses67.44 ± 1.32c66.13 ± 0.82a38.63 ± 0.72b
Tapioca39.71 ± 0.41d67.34 ± 0.62a16.52 ± 0.56d
Wheat73.52 ± 0.81b38.36 ± 0.61b21.61 ± 0.56c

Total serum protein (mg/dL)Control2.39 ± 0.03a3.37 ± 0.52b3.69 ± 0.42cbNS
Sugarcane molasses1.73 ± 0.03b3.19 ± 0.34b3.47 ± 0.17cb
Tapioca2.41 ± 0.02a4.63 ± 0.13a6.48 ± 0.44a
Wheat1.88 ± 0.04b3.68 ± 0.03ba4.67 ± 0.53b

Total serum globulin (mg/dL)Control0.39 ± 0.09b1.77 ± 0.21a1.86 ± 0.16cbNS
Sugarcane molasses0.47 ± 0.09b1.66 ± 0.32a1.75 ± 0.22c
Tapioca1.05 ± 0.02a2.53 ± 0.03a4.47 ± 0.34a
Wheat1.19 ± 0.07a2.09 ± 0.01a2.82 ± 0.58b

Total serum albumin (mg/dL)Control1.89 ± 0.06a1.47 ± 0.03b1.78 ± 0.02bNSNSNS
Sugarcane molasses1.35 ± 0.09c1.48 ± 0.06b1.69 ± 0.04b
Tapioca1.38 ± 0.02cb1.79 ± 0.11a2.02 ± 0.12a
Wheat0.69 ± 0.05d1.48 ± 0.05b1.68 ± 0.05b

Total immunoglobulin (mg/dL)Control1.41 ± 0.03a1.55 ± 0.13b2.04 ± 0.31b
Sugarcane molasses1.13 ± 0.12b2.57 ± 0.13a1.98 ± 0.04b
Tapioca1.53 ± 0.12a2.77 ± 0.17a4.81 ± 0.21a
Wheat1.24 ± 0.03c2.88 ± 0.16a4.35 ± 0.71a

Note: Within the same column, the mean shows different superscripts are different significantly. NS, nonsignificant; , least significant; , significant; , highly significant.