Table 3.
Hematological parameters and serum metabolites of thinlip mullet fed on diets supplied with different levels of bile acids (BAs) for 8 weeks.
| Parameters | BAs levels (mg/kg diet) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 (control) | 50 | 130 | 350 | ||
| Hematological parameters | |||||
| WBCs (× 103/mm3) | 19.9 ± 0.91 c | 24.2 ± 0.89 b | 28.6 ± 0.23 a | 23.7 ± 0.69 b | 0.008 |
| RBCs (× 106/mm3) | 3.80 ± 0.232 c | 4.54 ± 0.131 b | 5.02 ± 0.219 a | 4.28 ± 0.117 b | < 0.001 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 11.6 ± 0.35 c | 12.6 ± 0.38 b | 14.6 ± 0.40 a | 12.2 ± 0.35 bc | < 0.001 |
| Hct (%) | 48.8 ± 2.47 c | 53.5 ± 1.50 ab | 56.5 ± 1.50 a | 52.2 ± 2.93 bc | 0.017 |
| MCV (μm3/cell) | 128.4 ± 3.91 a | 117.8 ± 2.00 bc | 112.5 ± 2.32 c | 122.0 ± 10.03 ab | 0.034 |
| MCH (pg/cell) | 30.5 ± 1.64 a | 27.8 ± 1.09 b | 29.1 ± 0.59 ab | 28.5 ± 0.92 ab | 0.027 |
| MCHC (%) | 23.8 ± 0.75 b | 23.6 ± 0.58 b | 25.8 ± 0.95 a | 23.4 ± 1.33 b | 0.017 |
| Serum metabolites | |||||
| T-CHO (mg/dL) | 284.8 ± 0.42 a | 257.4 ± 1.87 b | 194.3 ± 0.39 c | 177.4 ± 0.49 d | < 0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 257.7 ± 1.33 a | 212.6 ± 1.26 b | 197.5 ± 0.42 c | 145.8 ± 0.87 d | < 0.001 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 216.3 ± 1.29 a | 196.1 ± 1.38 b | 149.0 ± 2.17 c | 132.0 ± 0.79 d | < 0.001 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 20.5 ± 0.82 c | 27.2 ± 0.97 b | 28.4 ± 0.68 b | 34.1 ± 0.77 a | < 0.001 |
Means with the same letter in the same row are not significantly different at P < 0.05.
Hb: Hemoglobin; Hct: Hematocrit; HDL-c: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; RBCs: Red blood cells; T-CHO: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; WBCs: White blood cells.