HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS BURCHELL, 1822) FOLLOWING THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING IN THE MARKET
| Autor: | Olaniyi Alaba OLOPADE, Henry Eyina DIENYE, Kingsley Kenechukwu AGBO |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Food and Environment Safety, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 230-236 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2068-6609 2559-6381 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to investigate the haematological profile of Clarias gariepinus after stress from transportation and handling in the market. C. gariepinus mixed sexes and siblings reared in the same fish tank were subjected to transportation and market stressors associated with transportation and handling in the market. Ten fish were collected at random at successive time intervals at the fish farm (A), another immediately after arriving at the Choba market (B), and then after 3 hours (C), 6 hours (D), and 9 hours (E) at the same location. The results revealed that red blood cell (RBC) levels were higher in the non-stressed group (Group A) than in the test populations (Groups B-E).The differences in values were not statistically significant (p |
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