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. 2020 Jul 16;6(7):e04465. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04465

Table 3.

Mean values of haematological indices of Clarias gariepinus juveniles exposed to abattoir effluent.

Parameters Effluents Treatments (Groups)
Control 4 ml/l 6 ml/l 8 ml/l 10 ml/l
WBC (109/L) 58.32 ± 3.24 48.05 ± 1.28∗ 46.27 ± 1.48∗ 42.19 ± 2.22∗ 43.69 ± 1.01∗
LYM (109/L) 55.63 ± 3.54 35.63 ± 1.07∗ 37.24 ± 0.73∗ 37.22 ± 0.78∗ 40.85 ± 2.08∗
RBC (1012/L) 2.37 ± 0.04 1.24 ± 0.14∗ 1.32 ± 0.13∗ 1.67 ± 0.07∗ 1.86 ± 0.08∗
HGB (g/dL) 8.84 ± 0.59 5.87 ± 0.77∗ 6.20 ± 0.49∗ 6.80 ± 0.42∗ 7.40 ± 0.42∗
HCT (%) 30.32 ± 2.19 17.20 ± 0.78∗ 21.60 ± 0.71∗ 23.76 ± 1.39∗ 25.76 ± 2.51∗
MCV (fL) 130.71 ± 5.63 137.38 ± 5.16 133.15 ± 4.04 134.70 ± 1.96 136.69 ± 5.48
MCH (pg) 38.89 ± 1.57 47.82 ± 1.07∗ 44.64 ± 0.61∗ 41.76 ± 0.87 40.73 ± 2.95
PLT (109/L) 26.96 ± 1.55 463.67 ± 9.81∗ 327.33 ± 3.40∗ 180.67 ± 5.73∗ 28.24 ± 0.90
MPV (fL) 8.27 ± 0.22 5.79 ± 0.49∗ 6.07 ± 0.30∗ 7.33 ± 0.33∗ 8.22 ± 0.23

Values are expressed in Mean ± S.D.; Data analyzed using one-way ANOVA.

∗- Significantly different from the control at values of p < 0.05.