Table 2.
Effects of diets naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on hematological and biochemical parameters, and hepatosomatic index of red tilapia (initial average weight = 4.3 g/fish) over the 8-week trial.
| Diet | DON a | AST b | ALT c | Hct d | HSI e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mg·kg−1) | IU/L | IU/L | (%) | (%) | |
| 1 (0.0% f) | 0.07 | 592 | 96 | 34 | 2.40 |
| 2 (1.2%) | 0.31 | 477 | 69 | 32 | 2.18 |
| 3 (2.5%) | 0.50 | 574 | 103 | 33 | 1.94 |
| 4 (5.0%) | 0.92 | 350 | 90 | 32 | 1.87 |
| 5 (10.0%) | 1.15 | 527 | 146 | 31 | 1.97 |
| Significance g | |||||
| Linear | N.S. h | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | |
| Quadratic | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | |
| S.E.M. i | 142 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.18 | |
Note: n = 12, (12 individual fish per treatment were used for analysis); a Deoxynivalenol; b Plasma aspartate aminotransferase; c Plasma alanine aminotransferase; d Hematocrit; e Hepatosomatic Index; f Proportion of contaminated wheat in experimental diet; g Significance = significance of the orthogonal linear and quadratic contrasts; h Not statistically significant (p > 0.05); i S.E.M. = Standard error of mean.