Abstract
The percentage of organ weight to body weight, proximate and fatty acid compositions of liver, hematological characteristics and chemical components in plasma of red sea bream Chryso-phrys major reared for 10 weeks on the fermented-resteamed scrap meal (AT, AO, AF, PG, PC, and FS) diets were compared with those of the nonfermented scrap meal (NF) and the white fish meal (W) diet groups. The condition factor, % of liver and intestine weights, and lipid, glycogen and ω3 HUFA contents in liver of the NF group were low, and the moisture content in liver was high as compared with the W group. Furthermore, in the NF group the Hb content, RBC count, M. C. H. C., and the contents of protein and cholesterol in blood plasma were lower, but the M. C. V. and the values of GOT, GPT, γ-GTP and TTT were higher than those of the W group. In contrast with the above findings, no significant differences were recognized between the W group and the fermented-resteamed scrap meal diet groups in all of the investigated parameters, except the condition factor, % of liver and heart weights in the PC group, and the % of liver weight of the AF group.
