TY  - JOUR
T1  - Some Haematological Responses of Fingerlings of <I>Clarias gariepinus </I> 
  Fed Different Dietary Levels of Boiled <I>Mucuna cochichinensis</I> Seed Meal 
  (BMSM)
AU - Anene, A. AU - Jumbo, V.N. AU - Ibewuike, J. AU - Ukpabi, U.H. 
JO  - Journal of Aquaculture Feed Science and Nutrition
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 51
EP  - 58
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 2070-1667
DO  - joafsnu.2014.51.58
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=joafsnu.2014.51.58
KW  - concentration
KW  -red blood cells
KW  -white blood cells
KW  -Phosphate
KW  -blood serum
AB  - The aims of this study, include to assess the haematological 
  responses of <I>Clarias gariepinus</I> fed diets containing Boiled Mucuna Seed 
  Meal (BMSM). The seed meal was incorporated in diets at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% 
  of experimental diets. All diets were iso-nitrogenous (39.66-40.29% crude protein). 
  Fingerlings of <I>Clarias gariepinus</I> with initial mean weight of 10.15&plusmn;1.54 
  g were fed <I>ad lib</I>. on allotted diets twice per day at 08.00 and 18.00 
  h for 60 days. The experiment was a complete randomized design. Fishes fed 25% 
  BMSM had highest white blood cell count values of 15.93&plusmn;0.23x10<SUP>6</SUP> 
  mL<SUP>-1</SUP> while the lowest value of 6.00&plusmn;0.28x10<SUP>6</SUP> mL<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  was recorded in fishes that were fed with the diet containing 100% BMSM. Haemoglobin 
  (Hb) levels in experimental fish fed experimental diets containing 25 and 50% 
  BMSM was 6.53&plusmn;0.38 and 6.40&plusmn;0.67%, respectively and significantly 
  decreased to 4.25&plusmn;0.05 in fishes fed diets with 100% BMSM. The results 
  for the packed cell volume were 36.3&plusmn;0.39% for fish fed on control diet, 
  26.23&plusmn;0.78% for T<SUB>2</SUB>, 26.55&plusmn;0.71% for T<SUB>3</SUB>, 
  23.88&plusmn;0.41% for T<SUB>4</SUB> and 17.05&plusmn;0.09% for T<SUB>5</SUB>. 
  Values obtained for Mean Cell Haemoglobin (MCH) were 17.71&plusmn;1.09% for 
  T<SUB>1</SUB>, 19.32&plusmn;0.97% for T<SUB>2</SUB>, 20.78&plusmn;1.72% for 
  T<SUB>3</SUB>, 18.62&plusmn;1.08% for T<SUB>4</SUB> and 23.88&plusmn;0.36% for 
  T<SUB>5</SUB>. Protein concentrations in blood of experimental fish fed the 
  control diet T<SUB>1</SUB> was 4.03&plusmn;0.87 and 3.53&plusmn;0.54 mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  in T<SUB>2</SUB>. In T<SUB>3</SUB> and T<SUB>4</SUB> total protein concentrations 
  were 2.90&plusmn;0.04 and 3 mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP> and 2.58&plusmn;0.35, respectively. 
  Urea results were 20.13&plusmn;2.36 mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP> for fishes fed diet T<SUB>1</SUB>, 
  19.43&plusmn;2.17 mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP>, for those fed diet T<SUB>2</SUB>, 20.50&plusmn;1.16 
  mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP> for fishes fed diet T<SUB>3</SUB> and 21.35&plusmn;2.07 mg 
  dL<SUP>-1</SUP> for those diet T<SUB>4</SUB> and 21.90&plusmn;1.67 mg dL<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  for T<SUB>5</SUB>. Alanine transaminase values of the fish were 8.33&plusmn;1.23, 
  8.20&plusmn;1.44, 7.3&plusmn;1.65, 8.05&plusmn;0.88 and 10.15&plusmn;1.13 U 
  I<SUP>-1</SUP> in fishes fed diets T<SUB>1-5</SUB>, respectively. Aspertate 
  transaminase concentrations in the blood of experimental fish fed the following 
  experimental diets T<SUB>1</SUB>-T<SUB>5</SUB>, respectively. Blood serum of 
  <I>C. gariepinus</I> fed on the following experimental diets T<SUB>1</SUB>-T<SUB>5</SUB> 
  contained the following concentrations of alkaline phosphate 25.43&plusmn;2.33, 
  26.20&plusmn;1.58, 25.83&plusmn;1.76, 24.55&plusmn;1.87 and 24.30&plusmn;1.99, 
  respectively.
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