Research Article

Dietary Administration of Banana (Musa acuminata) Peel Flour Affects the Growth, Antioxidant Status, Cytokine Responses, and Disease Susceptibility of Rohu, Labeo rohita

Table 5

Phagocytic activity (PA) and immunoglobulin (IgM) activities observed on different sampling days after feeding Labeo rohita with banana peel flour (BPF) supplemented diets.

Diet Immune response
PA (%) IgM (unit mg mL−1)
30 days60 days30 days60 days

Control34.37 ± 1.7336.10 ± 0.645.13 ± 0.185.42 ± 0.24
B136.20 ± 2.139.76 ± 1.275.40 ± 0.165.91 ± 0.19
B337.66 ± 2.6444.06 ± 2.397.16 ± 0.265.36 ± 0.31
B541.33 ± 2.5148.70 ± 1.688.43 ± 0.325.08 ± 0.21
B742.20 ± 1.5245.16 ± 1.377.33 ± 0.144.34 ± 0.17

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 15). Mean values in the same column with different superscript letters vary significantly (P < 0.05).