Influence of sex, source, health status and acclimation on the haematology of Clarias gariepinus (Burch,1822)

Autor: U. U. Gabriel, G. N. O. Ezeri, O. O. Opabunmi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: African Journal of Biotechnology; Vol 3, No 9 (2004)
ISSN: 1684-5315
Popis: The influence of sex, source (pond and wild) acclimation and health status on some blood parameters of C. gariepinus was studied. There were no significant differences between the blood parameters (haemoglobin (Ht), packed cell volume (PCV), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), red blood cells (RBC), RBC indices ( MCHC;, MCH: and MCV), white blood cells (WBC) and differential counts (neutrophils, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils) of the males and females among the apparently healthy and sick group of fish under sex, source and acclimation. Differences in blood parameters in fish before and after acclimation were noted in the WBC (p
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