Table 6.
Hemolymph from shrimp fed with different levels of protected sodium butyrate (PSB): cells per mL of hemolymph from granular, hyaline, and semigranulated cells and the total hemocyte count (THC).
| PSB (kg/t) | Granular | Hyaline | Semigranulated | THC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB|0 kg/t | 2.10 × 1006 ± 727,461.34 | 2.10 × 1006 ± 878,493.03 | 2.86 × 1006 ± 1,174,874.46a | 7.06 × 1006 ± 750,996.59 |
| PSB|2 kg/t | 2.37 × 1006 ± 1,188,886.03 | 1.51 × 1006 ± 654,041.28 | 1.18 × 1006 ± 1,202,696.97a,b | 5.06 × 1006 ± 2,191,977.93 |
| PSB|4 kg/t | 1.68 × 1006 ± 1,224,499.90 | 2.44 × 1006 ± 1,575,699.84 | 1.09 × 1006 ± 636,961.54b | 5.21 × 1006 ± 2,164,730.00 |
| PSB|8 kg/t | 1.68 × 1006 ± 1,070,794.10 | 1.81 × 1006 ± 605,004.13 | 1.26 × 1006 ± 742,462.12a,b | 4.75 × 1006 ± 1,868,080.16 |
| p-Value | 0.687 | 0.5249 | 0.0324 | 0.1881 |
| SEM | 4.79 × 1005 | 4.50 × 1005 | 4.35 × 1005 | 7.78 × 1005 |
| Linear | 0.062 | 0.241 | 0.031 | 0.028 |
| Quadratic | 0.793 | 0.615 | 0.028 | 0.015 |
| C.V. | 54.72 | 51.24 | 60.94 | 31.55 |
Note: The letters a and b in the columns indicate statistical differences by the Tukey test.