Table 7. Cholesterol and triglyceride levels in hemolymph of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) fed the experimental diets for 8 weeks

Diets Cholesterol1) Triglyceride2)
VD0 7.92 ± 1.99ab 10.49 ± 0.77b
VD45 12.01 ± 2.42a 21.63 ± 1.99a
VD90 14.11 ± 5.53a 18.06 ± 2.96a
VD135 13.89 ± 5.88a 19.10 ± 3.24a
VD270 3.39 ± 0.96b 18.29 ± 1.53a
Pr > F3)
 ANOVA 0.000 0.000
 Linear 0.183 0.000
 Quadratic 0.000 0.000
Values are mean of quadruplicate (n = 4) and presented as mean ± SD. Different superscripts in each column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05). The determined dietary vitamin D3 levels were 12, 35, 101, 132, and 294 μg/kg for VD0, VD45, VD90, VD135, and VD270, respectively.
Cholesterol level (mg/dL).
Triglyceride level (mg/dL).
Significance probability associate with F-statistic.
ANOVA, one-way analysis of variance.