Table 5. Effects of dietary Boesenbergia rotunda extract supplementation on hematological parameters of hybrid catfish

Parameters B. rotunda extract (mg/kg diet)
0 250 500
WBC (× 104 /µL) 4.91 ± 0.90b 6.39 ± 0.81a 6.21 ± 0.84a
RBC (× 1012 /µL) 2.78 ± 0.08b 3.99 ± 0.02a 3.73 ± 0.05a
Hb (g/dL) 12.33 ± 0.03b 15.18 ± 0.04a 14.54 ± 0.02a
Hct (%) 33.22 ± 0.16b 36.60 ± 0.17a 35.50 ± 0.14a
Data presented as mean ± SEM.
Mean with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p < 0.05.
n = 9 per treatment.
WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit.