title: Comparison of haematology and serum biochemistry of cultured and wild Dojo loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus.
abstract: Haematological and serum biochemistry parameters were studied and compared between cultured and wild ecotypes of Dojo loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus during the prime fishing season, i.e. May-August. Data were analysed for the impact of feeding regime and other ecological conditions on the physiology of fish. The results revealed that haemoglobin, cholesterol, total protein, creatinine and uric acid levels in the two ecotypes were significantly different (n = 56, df = 54, P < 0.05). In addition, red blood cell, glucose, triglyceride and urea nitrogen levels were significantly higher in cultured individuals (n = 56, df = 54, P < 0.01) than in their wild counterparts. In contrast, the white blood cell level in cultured fish was significantly (n = 56, df = 54, P < 0.01) lower than that in the wild ones. These differences can be attributed to the physiological acclimatization of the fish to their living conditions and feeding regime, which influences the energy metabolism and, consequently, the health of the fish.
authors.affiliation: College of Fishery, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Mingyun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002681:China; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric