Table 5. Mean and standard deviation (± SD) of the growth performance and feed efficiency of juvenile red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus fed formulated diet after 60 days.

	Experimental diets1
Growth Performance	0% ES	3% ES	6% ES	6% SS	9% ES	One way ANOVA
						F	dF	P
Initial weight (g)	0.20 ± 0.01a	0.21 ± 0.01a	0.20 ± 0.01a	0.21 ± 0.01a	0.21 ± 0.01a	0.55	4.10	0.74
Final weight (g)	0.76 ± 0.02a	0.81 ± 0.02abc	0.86 ± 0.02c	0.86 ± 0.04c	0.83 ± 0.03bc	11.65	4.10	0.00
Total feed intake (g)	1.10 ± 0.02a	1.10 ± 0.01a	1.11 ± 0.01a	1.12 ± 0.04a	1.12 ± 0.01a	0.40	4.10	0.84
Weight gain (%)	277.22 ± 11.82a	282.27 ± 22.09ab	324.68 ± 5.48c	309.67 ± 5.14bc	293.86 ± 6.92abc	9.51	4.10	0.00
SGR (%/day)	2.21 ± 0.05a	2.23 ± 0.09ab	2.41 ± 0.02c	2.35 ± 0.02bc	2.28 ± 0.03abc	8.88	4.10	0.00
FCR	1.96 ± 0.04bc	1.82 ± 0.01abc	1.68 ± 0.02a	1.72 ± 0.11a	1.81 ± 0.03ab	13.72	4.10	0.00

Notes:

Different superscripted letters in each column indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).

¹Refer to Table 1 for diet designations.