Normal haematological and blood biochemistry values of cultured Heteroclarias hybrid in South East Nigeria

This study investigated the normal haematological and blood biochemistry profile of apparently healthy cultured hybrid catfish Heteroclarias reared in concrete ponds in South East Nigeria. A total of 20 fish of two age ranges and equal sexes were used, and determination of haematological and blood b...

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Published in:Comparative clinical pathology 2015-09, Vol.24 (5), p.1015-1020
Main Authors: Okorie-Kanu, Christian O., Unakalamba, Ndubuisi J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biochemistry
Hematology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
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Pathology
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Summary:This study investigated the normal haematological and blood biochemistry profile of apparently healthy cultured hybrid catfish Heteroclarias reared in concrete ponds in South East Nigeria. A total of 20 fish of two age ranges and equal sexes were used, and determination of haematological and blood biochemistry profile followed standard procedures. Results obtained for the parameters assessed for the young adults and adults respectively are summarized as follows (mean ± standard error): packed cell volume, 32.50 ± 1.10 and 37.33 ± 0.75 %; haemoglobin concentration, 11.81 ± 0.45 and 13.00 ± 0.21 g/dl; red blood cell count, 3.14 ± 0.07 × 10 6 and 3.09 ± 0.07 × 10 6 /μl; mean corpuscular volume, 103.44 ± 3.13 and 122.82 ± 3.97 fl; mean corpuscular haemoglobin, 37.65 ± 1.50 and 42.35 ± 1.47 pg; mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, 37.11 ± 1.12 and 33.97 ± 0.47 g/dl; white blood cell count, 18.39 ± 1.04 × 10 3 and 20.92 ± 0.67 × 10 3 /μl; alanine amino transferase, 30.90 ± 0.18 and 38.17 ± 0.16 IU; aspartate amino transferase, 54.20 ± 0.22 and 50.29 ± 0.25 IU; alkaline phosphatase, 5.00 ± 0.54 and 9.55 ± 0.74 IU; total proteins, 2.20 ± 0.07 and 4.05 ± 0.10 g/dl; albumin, 0.96 ± 0.03 and 1.38 ± 0.04 g/dl; globulin, 1.22 ± 0.07 and 2.70 ± 0.10 g/dl; plasma blood glucose, 94.17 ± 8.16 and 175.89 ± 10.38 mg/dl; total cholesterol, 85.33 ± 4.34 and 153.14 ± 8.63 mg/dl; calcium, 4.80 ± 0.48 and 11.64 ± 0.41 mg/dl; blood urea nitrogen, 1.24 ± 0.27 and 1.03 ± 0.13 mg/dl; and body weight, 287.50 ± 8.18 and 711.11 ± 36.11 g. Results obtained showed significantly higher ( p  
ISSN:1618-5641
1618-565X
DOI:10.1007/s00580-014-2021-8