Table 5.
Phagocytic activity (PA) and immunoglobulin (IgM) activities observed on different sampling days after feeding Labeo rohita with banana peel flour (BPF) supplemented diets.
| Diet | Immune response | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA (%) | IgM (unit mg mL−1) | |||
| 30 days | 60 days | 30 days | 60 days | |
| Control | 34.37 ± 1.73a | 36.10 ± 0.64a | 5.13 ± 0.18a | 5.42 ± 0.24a |
| B1 | 36.20 ± 2.1ab | 39.76 ± 1.27b | 5.40 ± 0.16a | 5.91 ± 0.19a |
| B3 | 37.66 ± 2.64b | 44.06 ± 2.39b | 7.16 ± 0.26b | 5.36 ± 0.31ab |
| B5 | 41.33 ± 2.51c | 48.70 ± 1.68c | 8.43 ± 0.32c | 5.08 ± 0.21ab |
| B7 | 42.20 ± 1.52c | 45.16 ± 1.37b | 7.33 ± 0.14b | 4.34 ± 0.17b |
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 15). Mean values in the same column with different superscript letters vary significantly (P < 0.05).