Table 3.
Mean values of haematological indices of Clarias gariepinus juveniles exposed to abattoir effluent.
| Parameters | Effluents Treatments (Groups) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.