Table 4.
Hematological parameters of Gilthead seabream fed varying levels of dietary curcumin for 150 days.
| Item | Curcumin (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/100 mL) | 8.35 ± 0.55 c | 10.29 ± 0.30 b | 11.21 ± 0.65 ab | 12.16 ± 0.35 a | 12.54 ± 0.31 a |
| RBCs (×106/mm3) | 3.56 ± 0.12 b | 3.64 ± 0.12 b | 4.20 ± 0.24 a | 4.46 ± 0.06 a | 4.63 ± 0.03 a |
| Hematocrit (%) | 31.05 ± 0.36 d | 33.20 ± 0.79 c | 37.81 ± 1.09 b | 39.78 ± 0.51 ab | 40.95 ± 0.17 a |
| MCV (µm3/cell) | 99.58 ± 0.39 | 102.96 ± 1.66 | 104.69 ± 0.44 | 105.29 ± 0.27 | 105.54 ± 0.30 |
| MCH (pg/cell) | 30.21 ± 0.39 | 31.41 ± 0.28 | 32.06 ± 0.14 | 32.26 ± 0.25 | 32.90 ± 0.24 |
| MCHC (%) | 30.17 ± 0.15 | 30.62 ± 0.17 | 31.38 ± 0.25 | 31.52 ± 0.37 | 31.80 ± 0.09 |
| WBCs (×103/mm3) | 25.85 ± 89.75 d | 26.64 ± 150.89 c | 27.78 ± 116.93 b | 27.92 ± 33.48 b | 28.57± 136.68 a |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 40.88 ± 0.06 | 41.38 ± 0.51 | 41.72 ± 0.46 | 42.22 ± 0.29 | 42.53 ± 0.28 |
| Monocyte (%) | 4.44 ± 0.31 | 4.48 ± 0.32 | 4.87 ± 0.05 | 5.11 ± 0.17 | 5.35 ± 0.07 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 0.81 ± 0.04 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.02 | 1.71 ± 0.07 | 1.80 ± 0.04 |
Values in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05) (n = 3). RBCs: red blood cells, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, WBCs: white blood cells.