@article { author = {Azimi, Arezoo and Imanpoor, Mohammad Reza and Maleknejad, Rasool and Shokrollahi, Samira}, title = {Effects of Natural (Red Bell Pepper & Tomato) and Synthetic (Astaxanthin & Β-Carotene) Pigments on Flower Horn Fish (Cichlasoma Sp.) Blood Parameters}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research}, volume = {2}, number = {11}, pages = {2761-2767}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Sami Publishing Company}, issn = {2383-2762}, eissn = {2322-4827}, doi = {}, abstract = {Objective: In this survey, we have checked the effects of natural (red bell pepper and tomato) and synthetic (astaxanthin and β-carotene) pigments on bloods factors of Flower horn (Cichlasoma sp.). Methods: Five treatments (three replicates/treatment) were employed. Fishes were separated in fifteen equal groups and were fed for eight weeks with diets containing10 g kg–1 red bell pepper and tomato and 100 mg kg-1 astaxanthin and β-carotene. At the end of trial blood samples were taken from 5 fish that caught randomize by cutting the caudal stem. Results: Results of blood factors showed there is significant differences between WBCs, RBCs, Hb, HCT and Lymphocytes between treatments (p<0.05). The best result observed in treatment fed with red bell pepper. Between The factors of Monocytes and Neutrophils, there was no significant difference between treatments (p>0.05). The results showed that the use of red bell pepper in diets for Flower horn is effective and profitable in its ration.}, keywords = {Pigment,Blood parameter,Astaxanthin,β-Carotene,Flower horn fish}, url = {https://www.ijabbr.com/article_10880.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijabbr.com/article_10880_ca6cf9dc9855ecdf9d6d23ecc4b3c346.pdf} }