Some haematological and biochemical profile of blood of <i>Nile tilapia</i> (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) fed on diets containing watermelon (<i>Citrullus lanatus</i>) seedmeal

• DOI: 10.4314/bajopas.v8i1.19
• Publication Date: 2015-11-12T03:57:53Z
• Authors: WA Jimoh; AA Ayeloja; FO Ajasin; FY Okemakin; SA Abdusalami; OF Adekunle
• Keywords: Nile tilapia; Citrullus lanatus; White blood cell

The haematological and biochemical profile of blood Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed on diets containing watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seedmeal were evaluated using packed cell volume (PCV); haemoglobin content (Hb), white count (WBC), red (RBC), mean corpuscular (MCH), (MCV), concentration (MCHC), glucose, cholesterol, total protein, albumin globulin as indices. 150 fingerlings average weight 6.12±0.05g acclimatized for a week, weighed allotted into five dietary treatments; DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4 DT5 0, 15, 30, 45 60% Citrullus lanatus replacement levels with soybean meal, respectively. isonitrogenous isolipidic. Each treatment was replicated three times ten fish per replicate. Fish 5% body two equal proportion day. results from the study indicated that there no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) in parameters various treatments.Keywords: Blood biochemistry, lanatus, haematology, tilapia,