The Effect of Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol on Haematological and Biochemical Indicators and Histopathological Changes in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Table 2

Values of haematological indices 23 days after the beginning of the experiment.

Indices	Control; mean ± SD (𝑛=20)	Experimental; mean ± SD (𝑛=20)
RBC (T⋅L^−1)	1.41 ± 0.36	1.58 ± 0.41
Hb (g⋅L^−1)	76.94 ± 12.78	69.49 ± 12.92
PCV (L⋅L^−1)	0.30 ± 0.06	0.29 ± 0.05
MCV (fL)	228.14 ± 66.62	198.26 ± 53.05
MCH (pg)	57.86 ± 16.26	46.93 ± 14.12*
MCHC (g⋅L^−1)	250.31 ± 27.58	235.67 ± 22.97
WBC (G⋅L^−1)	12.13 ± 4.97	14.23 ± 3.58

Significant difference between test groups (^∗𝑃<0.05).
RBC: erythrocyte count, Hb: haemoglobin concentration, PCV: haematocrit, MCV: mean erythrocyte volume, MCH: mean erythrocyte haemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, WBC: leukocyte count.