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Table 4 Serum biochemical profile of the different groups raised under varied temperatures and dietary protein percentages

From: Interactive effects of water temperature and dietary protein on Nile tilapia: growth, immunity, and physiological health

 

Glucose (mg/dL)

Total protein (g/dL)

Globulin (g/dL)

Albumin (g/dL)

AST (U/L)

ALT (U/L)

26ºC

20% CP

12.78 ± 0.12Ab

3.23 ± 0.02Bb

1.23 ± 0.01Bb

1.99 ± 0.01Bb

96.39 ± 0.44Aa

7.30 ± 0.01Bb

25% CP

13.81 ± 0.14Aa

3.37 ± 0.05Ba

1.23 ± 0.03Bb

2.14 ± 0.02Aa

76.83 ± 1.95Bc

7.55 ± 0.04Aa

30% CP

13.88 ± 0.07Aa

3.44 ± 0.01Aa

1.38 ± 0.03Ba

2.06 ± 0.04Aa

86.50 ± 0.61 Ab

7.52 ± 0.07Aa

28ºC

20% CP

12.85 ± 0.74Aa

3.67 ± 0.03Aa

1.46 ± 0.04Ab

2.21 ± 0.01Aa

82.42 ± 0.66 Ba

7.43 ± 0.03Ab

25% CP

11.02 ± 0.25Bb

3.54 ± 0.01Aa

1.39 ± 0.8Ab

2.15 ± 0.10Aa

80.72 ± 0.22 Aa

7.63 ± 0.10Aa

30% CP

12.21 ± 0.20Ba

3.44 ± 0.01Aa

1.52 ± 0.04Aa

1.92 ± 0.02Bb

79.95 ± 0.35 Bb

7.28 ± 0.04Bb

30ºC

20% CP

13.22 ± 0.19Aa

3.39 ± 0.06Ba

1.24 ± 0.05 Ba

2.15 ± 0.01Aa

76.07 ± 0.80 Bb

7.32 ± 0.04Ba

25% CP

12.99 ± 0.027Ab

3.29 ± 0.15Bb

1.25 ± 0.02Ba

2.04 ± 0.04Aa

80.27 ± 0.09Aa

7.16 ± 0.04Bb

30% CP

13.77 ± 0.17Aa

3.51 ± 0.06Aa

1.63 ± 0.08Ab

1.88 ± 0.02Aa

79.25 ± 1.54Bb

7.29 ± 0.06Bb

P values

Temperature

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.001

0.128

 < 0.001

0.001

CP %

0.049

0.116

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.111

Interactiona

0.004

 < 0.001

0.032

0.002

 < 0.001

0.001

  1. Different letters donate for statistical significance at P < 0.05. Uppercase letters signify significance due to water temperature, while lowercase letters signify significance due to dietary crude protein (CP) percentages
  2. AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase
  3. aDonates the water temperature x dietary protein percentage interaction