Table 3.
Status | Parameters | T 1 (control) | T 2 | T 3 | T 4 | T 5 |
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Before challenge | IW (g) | 11.53 ± 0.26 | 11.46 ± 0.29 | 11.36 ± 0.18 | 11.36 ± 0.26 | 11.66 ± 0.24 |
FW (g) | 42.70 ± 1.04c | 48.00 ± 0.45ab | 51.23 ± 0.88a | 45.23 ± 0.67bc | 43.46 ± 0.78c | |
WG (g) | 31.16 ± 0.90c | 36.53 ± 0.74ab | 39.86 ± 0.89a | 33.86 ± 0.93bc | 31.80 ± 0.70c | |
FCR | 1.98 ± 0.08a | 1.70 ± 0.05bc | 1.48 ± 0.04c | 1.79 ± 0.03ab | 1.93 ± 0.05ab | |
SGR (%d−1) | 2.18 ± 0.03b | 2.43 ± 0.10ab | 2.58 ± 0.10a | 2.30 ± 0.06ab | 2.19 ± 0.03b | |
SR (%) | 95.33 ± 2.33 | 96.66 ± 2.02 | 97.66 ± 2.33 | 96.66 ± 1.66 | 95.00 ± 1.15 | |
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After challenge | IW (g) | 42.70 ± 1.15c | 47.56 ± 0.77ab | 51.10 ± 0.98a | 45.23 ± 0.67bc | 43.46 ± 1.06bc |
FW (g) | 48.33 ± 1.25d | 56.73 ± 0.66ab | 60.93 ± 1.50a | 53.36 ± 0.75bc | 51.26 ± 0.63cd | |
WG (g) | 5.63 ± 0.31b | 9.16 ± 0.81 | 9.83 ± 0.70 | 8.13 ± 0.66ab | 7.80 ± 0.79ab | |
FCR | 2.58 ± 0.12a | 1.63 ± 0.11b | 1.52 ± 0.07b | 1.76 ± 0.12b | 1.90 ± 0.12b | |
SGR (%d−1) | 0.88 ± 0.04 | 1.25 ± 0.11 | 1.25 ± 0.07 | 1.18 ± 0.09 | 1.18 ± 0.13 | |
SR (%) | 93.33 ± 1.66a | 93.33 ± 1.66a | 93.33 ± 3.33a | 95.00 ± 2.88a | 93.33 ± 1.66a |
IW: initial weight; FW: final weight; WG: weight gain; FCR: feed conversion ratio; SGR: specific growth rate; SR: survival rate. T1 (control): nonsupplemented fish; T2: fish fed diet containing 1 × 106 probiotic; T3: fish fed diet containing 1 × 108 probiotic; T4: fish fed diet containing 0.5% hawthorn extract; T5: fish fed diet containing 1% hawthorn extract. Data represented as mean ± SE. Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).