Table 5.
Blood chemical profiles of Nile tilapia fed diets supplemented with C. rotundus ethanolic extract for 60 days.
| Parameters | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Control) | (0.4 g/kg Diet) | (0.8 g/kg Diet) | (1.6 g/kg Diet) | |
| Total protein (TP; g/dL) | 3.86 ± 0.25 | 3.46 ± 0.30 | 3.86 ± 0.32 | 3.83 ± 0.05 |
| Albumin (ALT; g/dL) | 1.53 ± 0.11 | 1.16 ± 0.25 | 1.33 ± 0.30 | 1.36 ± 0.05 |
| Globulin (GLB; g/dL) | 2.33 ± 0.15 | 2.30 ± 0.09 | 2.53 ± 0.05 | 2.46 ± 0.11 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST; U/L) | 66.00 ± 20.80 b | 64.00 ± 18.35 b | 60.33 ± 3.78 b | 98.33 ± 11.93 a |
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT; U/L) | 25.33 ± 6.80 | 23.33 ± 9.07 | 24.33 ± 5.03 | 28.00 ± 3.46 |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN; mg/dL) | 2.14 ± 0.16 | 2.06 ± 0.12 | 2.13 ± 0.15 | 2.30 ± 0.20 |
| Total cholesterol (TC; mg/dL) | 121.33 ± 3.21 b | 123.00 ± 8.18 b | 128.00 ± 4.58 b | 144.01 ± 6.24 a |
Data are given as mean ± SD. Different superscripts mean significant differences in the rows (p < 0.05). No superscripts mean the values were not significantly different.