Table 4
Metabolic enzymes activities and hematological parameters of fry Heteropneustes fossilis

Temp. °C

Diet (% protein)

AST (IU/L)

ALT (IU/L)

Hct%

Hb g/dL

RBCs (×109)

18

D28

54.77 ± 0.03Bb

57.11 ± 0.01Aa

21.24 ± 0.02Ee

6.14 ± 0.02e

2.67 ± 0.02Dd

D32

53.11 ± 0.05Cc

55.23 ± 0.02Bb

23.97 ± 0.09Dd

6.98 ± 0.02d

2.79 ± 0.02Cc

D36

52.21 ± 0.02Dd

54.33 ± 0.05Cc

27.43 ± 0.07Cc

7.78 ± 0.02c

2.81±0.02Bb

D40

51.33 ± 0.04De

54.11 ± 0.03Cc

32.91 ± 0.09Aa

8.83 ± 0.02b

3.11 ± 0.02Aa

D44

51.59 ± 0.01De

54.21 ± 0.02Cc

32.97 ± 0.01Aa

9.97 ± 0.02a

2.98 ± 0.02Aa

D48

54.99 ± 0.03Bb

54.65 ± 0.04Cc

31.89 ± 0.01Aa

9.94 ± 0.02a

2.85 ± 0.02Bb

D52

55.68 ± 0.02Aa

55.98 ± 0.01Bb

29.78 ± 0.01Bb

9.84 ± 0.02a

2.64 ± 0.02Dd

26

D28

53.99 ± 0.02Aa

44.93 ± 0.02Aa

22.23 ± 0.02Ee

6.91 ± 0.02e

2.97 ± 0.02Cc

D32

52.65 ± 0.02Ab

44.18 ± 0.03Aa

25.51 ± 0.09Dd

7.19 ± 0.02d

2.99 ± 0.02Cc

D36

51.96 ± 0.02Bc

42.23 ± 0.05Bb

28.64 ± 0.07Cc

8.32 ± 0.02c

3.14 ± 0.02Bb

D40

51.14 ± 0.02Bc

39.18 ± 0.02Cc

32.93 ± 0.09Bb

9.24 ± 0.02b

3.23 ± 0.02Bb

D44

49.13 ± 0.02Ce

33.98 ± 0.04Ef

33.92 ± 0.01Aa

10.59 ± 0.02a

3.97 ± 0.02Aa

D48

49.88 ± 0.02De

35.98 ± 0.03De

32.97 ± 0.01Bb

10.21 ± 0.02a

3.75 ± 0.02Aa

D52

50.97 ± 0.02Dd

36.98 ± 0.01Dd

31.91 ± 0.01Bb

10.11 ± 0.02a

3.88 ± 0.02Aa

P value

Dietary protein

0.003

0.0005

0.001

0.006

0.002

0.0001

Temperature

0.008

0.0001

0.004

0.003

NS

0.0009

Dietary protein × temp

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS