TY - JOUR ID - 10880 TI - Effects of Natural (Red Bell Pepper & Tomato) and Synthetic (Astaxanthin & Β-Carotene) Pigments on Flower Horn Fish (Cichlasoma Sp.) Blood Parameters JO - International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research JA - IJABBR LA - en SN - 2383-2762 AU - Azimi, Arezoo AU - Imanpoor, Mohammad Reza AU - Maleknejad, Rasool AU - Shokrollahi, Samira AD - MSc. student, department of fisheries, faculty of Fishery and environmental, Gorgan University of agricultural sciences and natural resources, Gorgan, Iran AD - Associate professor, department of fisheries, faculty of Fishery and environmental, Gorgan University of agricultural sciences and natural resources, Gorgan, Iran Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 11 SP - 2761 EP - 2767 KW - Pigment KW - Blood parameter KW - Astaxanthin KW - β-Carotene KW - Flower horn fish DO - N2 - 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. UR - https://www.ijabbr.com/article_10880.html L1 - https://www.ijabbr.com/article_10880_ca6cf9dc9855ecdf9d6d23ecc4b3c346.pdf ER -