Effect of starvation on some immunological and biochemical parameters in tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii)

Figures & data

Figure 1. Plasma natural haemolytic complement activity (ACH50) of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: deprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks. Different superscripts on each column indicate significant difference between feeding strategies (P < .05).

Figure 2. Plasma peroxidase activity of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: dprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks. Different superscripts on each column indicate significant difference between feeding strategies (P < .05).

Figure 3. Plasma trypsin inhibition activity of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: deprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks. No significant difference (P > .05) was observed between treatments.

Figure 4. Plasma lysozyme activity of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: deprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks. Different superscripts on each column indicate significant difference between feeding strategies (P < .05).

Figure 5. Plasma glucose levels of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) measured in starved groups and control group (mean ± SE). Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: deprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks. Different superscripts on each column indicate significant difference between feeding strategies (P < .05).

Table 1. Biochemical parameters of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) measured in starved groups and control group (mean ± SE).

Parameters	Treatment
	C	S1	S2
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	321.25 ± 12.45^a	252.62 ± 12.73^b	237.50 ± 14.56^b
Cholestrol (mg/dl)	334.00 ± 9.53^a	287.87 ± 19.27^a	180.25 ± 16.75^b
Total protein (g/dl)	3.87 ± 0.31^a	6.79 ± 0.18^b	7.24 ± 0.39^b
Albumin (g/dl)	1.16 ± 0.08^a	2.50 ± 0.23^b	2.65 ± 0.24^b
Glubolin (g/dl)	2.70 ± 0.27^a	4.29 ± 0.13^b	4.58 ± 0.23^b

Notes: Different superscripts in the same row indicate significant differences (P < .05) between feeding strategies. Control: fed two times daily to apparent satiation; S1: deprivation for 1 week; S2: deprivation for 2 weeks.