Nirut Sukasem, Jareeporn Ruangsri, and Kitjakarn Supamattaya

pp. 419 - 424

Abstract

Some blood parameters of the climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch) i.e. red (RBC) and white
(WBC) blood cell count, percent haematocrit (HTC), hemoglobin, plasma protein as well as hepatosomatic
index (HSI) were studied. There were no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in average body weight
and length of fish from the earthen pond and net cage culture, which were 16.85±1.46 g and 16.24±2.42 g,
respectively, for the weight and 10.02±0.25 and 9.74±0.37 cm, respectively, for the length. Haematological
studies revealed that RBC, WBC including percent HTC levels of the fish from earthen pond and net cage
were not significantly different (> 0.05). Whereas hemoglobin and serum protein concentration of the fish
sampling from net cage were higher than those sampled from the earthen pond (p<0.05), with value of 12.21±
0.91 g/dl and 11.12±0.85 g/dl for hemoglobin and 4.61±0.50 mg/dl and 3.87±0.62 mg/dl for serum protein,
respectively. HSI of the fish cultured in the earthen pond was significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of fish
reared in net cage, with value of 1.93±0.12% and 1.66±0.12%, respectively.