Table 2 Hepatosomatic index (HSI), visceral index (VI) and glycogen content in liver and muscle of L. rohita juvenile exposed to short term higher temperature and fed diet differing in protein level

HSI

 1^st week

1.11^a±0.1

0.91^bc±0.1

0.96^b±0.1

0.78^cd±0.1

0.92^Bbc±0.1

0.68^Bdc±0.1

0.69^Bdc±0.1

0.60^Bc±0.1

P<0.05

P<0.05

NS

 3^rd Week

1.09^a±0.1

0.96^bc±0.1

0.97^bc±0.1

0.88^c±0.1

1.05^Aab±0.1

0.89^Ac±0.1

0.90^Ac±0.1

0.78^Ad±0.1

P<0.05

P<0.05

NS

 5^th week

1.10^a±0.1

0.90^bc±0.1

0.93^b±0.1

0.85^cd±0.1

1.12^Aa±0.1

0.91^Ab±0.1

0.90^Abc±0.1

0.83^Ad±0.1

NS

P<0.05

NS

VI

 1^st week

4.48^a±0.1

3.65^b±0.2

3.26^cd±0.1

3.07^d±0.1

4.39^a±0.1

3.46^bc±0.08

3.19^d±0.09

3.12^d±0.07

NS

P<0.05

NS

 3^rd Week

4.20^a±0.1

3.62^b±0.1

3.24^d±0.1

3.08^e±0.1

4.30^a±0.1

3.44^c±0.15

3.23^d±0.07

3.06^e±0.14

NS

P<0.05

NS

 5^th week

4.29^a±0.1

3.42^bc±0.1

3.21^cd±0.1

3.11^d±0.2

4.34^a±0.1

3.50^b±0.10

3.18^cd±0.14

3.09^d±0.12

NS

P<0.05

NS

Glycogen (Liver) (mg/gm wet tissue)

 1^st week

46.39^a±2.85

34.65^b±1.10

30.54^bc±2.11

26.46^cd±1.59

33.25^Bb±1.39

27.22^Bcd±1.45

23.16^Bde±1.40

18.83^Be±0.94

P<0.05

P<0.05

P<0.05

 3^rd Week

46.72^a±1.40

33.60^bc±2.06

30.11^cd±1.95

28.40^cd±1.56

38.45^Bb±1.89

29.68^ABbc±1.10

26.81^ABcd±0.94

24.73^ABd±0.97

P<0.05

P<0.05

P<0.05

 5^th week

46.48^a±1.72

33.93^bc±2.39

30.89^bc±2.41

26.54^c±2.31

46.17^Aa±1.56

35.26^Aa±2.85

30.49^Abc±1.98

27.68^Ac±1.91

NS

P<0.05

NS

Glycogen (Muscle) (mg/gm wet tissue)

 1^st week

6.55±0.45

5.20±0.20

6.06±0.34

5.88±0.21

5.97±0.41

5.89±0.37

7.14±0.55

5.99±0.45

NS

NS

NS

 3^rd Week

5.88±0.37

5.57±0.22

6.05±0.45

4.42±0.15

6.07±0.25

5.71±0.17

5.02±0.32

5.29±0.42

NS

NS

NS

 5^th week

5.50±0.31

5.92±0.37

5.75±0.44

5.07±0.26

5.99±0.19

5.55±0.25

5.45±0.31

5.70±0.27

NS

NS

NS