Table 2.
Meagre juvenile biometry at the beginning and end of the experimental trial which tested three different diets with different incorporations of insect meal (IM).
| Control | Ins10 | Ins20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival (%) | 100 ± 0.0 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 98.8 ± 1.3 |
| Wet weight (g) | |||
| Initial | 10.1 ± 0.2 | 10.1 ± 0.0 | 10.1 ± 0.1 |
| Final | 34.1 ± 1.3a | 33.6 ± 0.8ab | 27.8 ± 0.3b |
| Length (cm) | |||
| Initial | 10.2 ± 0.4 | 10.2 ± 0.4 | 10.2 ± 0.4 |
| Final | 15.6 ± 1.0a | 15.3 ± 0.9ab | 14.6 ± 1.0b |
| Biomass (g) | |||
| Initial | 811.0 ± 16.5 | 808.7 ± 1.7 | 807.3 ± 6.2 |
| Final | 2724.0 ± 104.0a | 2685.0 ± 64.8a | 2193.3 ± 8.5b |
| Biomass gain (g/day) | 5.0 ± 0.1a | 4.9 ± 0.2a | 3.7 ± 0.0b |
| Growth (SGR) | 2.6 ± 0.0a | 2.6 ± 0.1a | 2.2 ± 0.0b |
| Food intake (g) | 2773.3 ± 22.9a | 2836.3 ± 20.5b | 2630.3 ± 18.9c |
| FCR | 1.5 ± 0.1a | 1.5 ± 0.1a | 1.9 ± 0.0b |
Control had no IM, Ins10 had 10% IM incorporation in the diet, and Ins20 had 20% IM incorporation in the diet. The values are the mean and standard deviation. SGR: specific growth rate; FCR: food conversion rate; BW: body weight. Different letters represent significant differences for p < 0.05.