Sex-Related Differences in Hematological Parameters and Organosomatic Indices of Oreochromis niloticus Exposed to Aflatoxin B₁ Diet

Table 2

Mean ± SE of relative organ weights (g organ per 100 g body weight), white blood cells, differential counts, and liver enzymes (e.g., alanine aminotransferase (ALT)) of male and female O. niloticus exposed to different levels of AFB₁ for 24 weeks.

		HSI	KSI	SSI	WBC 10^3	Monocytes%	Neutrophils%	Lymphocytes%	ALT (UL^−1)
1	F
2
3
4
1	M
2
3
4
ANOVA
Aflatoxin sex		0.97	1	1	1.00	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.68
Sex		0.10	0.62	0.98	0.62	0.19	0.33	0.18	0.25
Aflatoxin (dose)		<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05

: male O. niloticus; F: female O. niloticus with (10 individual fish per treatment (10 males and 10 females) were measured); 1: 0 μg kg⁻¹ (control); diet 2: 20 μg kg⁻¹; diet 3: 200 μg kg⁻¹; diet 4: 2000 μg kg⁻¹. followed by similar letters do not differ significantly ().