Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Biochemical and haematological profile of Malaysian snakehead, Channa striatus (Bloch)

Author(s):

Lawali Alkali Argungu ¹, Sarker Mohammad Nurul Amin ¹, Abu Naim Bin Bakhari ¹, Roushon Ara ¹, Mohammad Aminur Rahman ¹, Aziz Arshad ¹, Mohammed Aliyu-Paiko ²

Recieved Date: 2014-04-09, Accepted Date: 2014-12-20

Abstract:

Malaysian common snakehead, Channa striatus, was subjected to haematological and biochemical investigations to establish its normal status for reference purposes. Thirty-seven individuals of the wild snakehead were procured for the study. For conveniences, they were categorized into four groups based on live weight: Group 1 (100 g or less), group 2 (101-200 g), group 3 (201-300 g) and group 4 (301 and above). The mean weight and total length for the entire samples were 219.70 ± 86.50 g and 28.93 ± 4.68 cm, respectively. The mean values for haematological parameters were 28.67-33.63% for packed cell volume, 26.0-31.33% for haematocrit, 2.92-3.32×10¹² cells/ml for RBC count, 6.38-7.33×10⁹ cells/ml for WBC count, 14.38-17.67% for lymphocytes, 21.67-25.00% for monocytes, 14.59-15.33% for eosinophils and 14.78-21.33% for basophils. The mean biochemical properties such as total protein, urea concentration, sodium concentration and potassium concentration were 117.05-126.33 g/l, 23.33-35.69 g/l, 1.03-1.66 mmol/l, 127.30-139.18 mmol/l and 9.67-16.81 mmol/l , respectively. The results showed significant differences (p<0.05) in the weight and length among the four groups, however, no significant differences (p>0.05) were recognized between the respective haematological and biochemical parameters as well as the condition factor. The mean condition factor in all the groups was above 1.0 which indicates a healthy population.

Keywords:

Haematology, biochemistry, Malaysian snakehead, Channa striatus

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2015
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Category: Food and Health
Pages: 12-17

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