Skip to main content

Table 6 Hematological parameters of rainbow trout fed the five experimental diets for 8 weeks

From: Dietary inclusion of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal as an alternative protein source in practical diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry

 

MW0

MW7

MW14

MW21

MW28

AST1

377.3 ± 34.2

294.0 ± 6.0

347.7 ± 60.7

344.0 ± 37.6

318.7 ± 9.7

ALT2

22.3 ± 3.7

15.3 ± 2.2

17.3 ± 3.5

19.3 ± 4.5

17.3 ± 0.3

ALP3

911.7 ± 175.1

1034.7 ± 21.7

953.3 ± 49.8

1007.0 ± 39.3

942.3 ± 28.8

ALB4

1.1 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.0

0.8 ± 0.1

TCHO5

361.7 ± 12.7

361.3 ± 33.6

365.3 ± 32.9

335.3 ± 11.1

363.0 ± 22.7

TP6

4.1 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.3

3.9 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.1

TBIL7

1.3 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.1

  1. Values are mean of triplicate groups and presented as mean ± SE. The lack of superscript letter indicates no significant differences among treatments
  2. 1Aspartate aminotransferase activity (U/L)
  3. 2Alanine aminotransferase activity (U/L)
  4. 3Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)
  5. 4Albumin (g/dL)
  6. 5Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
  7. 6Total protein (g/dL)
  8. 7Total bilirubin (mg/dL)