4. Conclusions
The major objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of BFT
on the growth, digestive enzyme activity, hematology, and immune
response of GIFT in light-limited and zero-water exchange culture
Table 4
Hematology and immune response of tilapia reared in the control group and biofloc
technology (BFT) treatment at the end of the 8-week feeding experiment.
White blood cell (×107
/μL)
Red blood cell (×109
/μL)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Hematocrit (%)
Total superoxide dismutase (U/mL)
Glutathione peroxidase (U/mL)
Lysozyme (U/mL)
Total protein (mg/mL)
Each value represents mean ± S.E. (n = 9). Means in the same row with different
superscripts are significantly different at P b 0.05.