Browsing by Author "Concetta SAOCA"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • No Thumbnail Available
    TRDizin
    A comparative evaluation of hematological and biochemical parameters between the Italian mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus 1758) and the Turkish mullet Chelon auratus (Risso 1810)
    (2020-11-01) Murat YİĞİT; Rifat TEZEL; Ferhat YALGIN; Osman Sabri KESBİÇ; Murat ÇELİK; Francesco FAZIO; Ümit ACAR; Sevdan YILMAZ; Concetta SAOCA
    This study aimed to carry out a comparative evaluation of the hematological profile (erythrocyte count, hemoglobinconcentration, hematocrit, and Wintrobe index parameters such as mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin,and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration), in addition to certain biochemical parameters (aspartate aminotransferase,alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, serum total protein, albumin, glucose, total cholesterol, andtriglycerides), in the Italian mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus 1758) and the Turkish mullet Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Accordingly,two groups of fish were used in this study: 30 flathead grey mullets, M. cephalus, caught in Lake Faro, Italy, and 30 golden grey mullets, C.auratus, caught in the estuarine channel system of Köyceğiz–Dalyan, Turkey. Statistical evaluations (unpaired t-test) revealed that therewere no significant differences in weight or total length values between the two mullet groups. However, the differences between all theevaluated blood parameters (except alanine aminotransferase) between the Italian and the Turkish mullet were significant (P < 0.0001).The present study demonstrated that there were significant hematological and biochemical differences between the Italian (M. cephalus)and the Turkish (C. auratus) mullet. Our findings also contribute to expanding the knowledge on the hematology and biochemistry oftwo different species of mullet originating from two different habitats. Since the evaluation of blood parameters represents an essentialtool in examining the effects of environmental conditions on fish physiology and, consequently, on fish health status, further research inthis field is encouraged and would be very useful.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    TRDizin
    Comparative Study of Some Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Italian and Turkish Farmed Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
    (2016-03-01) Ümit ACAR; Osman Sabri KESBİÇ; Francesco FAZİO; Giuseppe PİCCİONE; Concetta SAOCA
    Blood parameter assessments of fish may be used as quick tools for diagnosing health status. The aim of this research was to undertake a comparative study of hematological and biochemical parameters of Italian and Turkish farmed rainbow trout Oncorhynchusmykiss(Walbaum, 1792) to establish baseline values in relation to different areas. Forty Italian trout (32.59±0.25 cm total length, 397.40±6.49 g weight) and forty Turkish trout (33.00±0.24 cm total length, 385.70±3.50 g weight) were examined. Statistical analysis (unpaired t-test) showed no significant differences in weight, length and condition factor between two farmed trout groups. Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) were found in some hematological and biochemical parameters between Italian and Turkish farmed rainbow trout. Our findings shown that in Italian farmed rainbow trout Red blood cell (RBC), Hematocrit (Hct), Cholesterol and Total protein values were significantly lower than Turkish trout, instead Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrations (MCHC), Glucose, Triglycerides and Serum albumin shown significantly higher values. No statistically significant differences were found for White blood cell (WBC) and hemoglobin (Hgb). The results of this study contribute to knowledge of the baseline of hematological and biochemical parameters of rainbow trout farmed in two different habitats suggesting that blood parameters could be an important value in monitoring environmental conditions on fish physiology and fish culture management.