Table 1.
Components (g/kg diet) and proximate chemical analysis (% on DM basis) of the control and experimentally formulated diets used for feeding thinlip mullet (Liza ramada) in the present study.
| Ingredients (g/kg diet) | Diet 1 | Diet 2 | Diet 3 | Diet 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybean meal (46% CP) | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 |
| Meat and bone meal (53% CP) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Ground corn (7.5% CP) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Wheat bran | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
| Rice bran | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Fish oil | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Soybean oil | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Vitamins premix1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Minerals premix2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Carboxy-methylcellulose | 10 | 9.95 | 9.87 | 9.65 |
| Exogenous BAs | 0 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.35 |
| Total | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Proximate analysis | ||||
| Dry matter | 89.65 | 89.68 | 89.67 | 89.69 |
| Crude protein | 28.44 | 28.44 | 28.44 | 28.44 |
| Total lipid | 5.86 | 5.82 | 5.89 | 5.85 |
| Crude fiber | 7.05 | 6.92 | 6.96 | 6.94 |
| Ash | 10.24 | 10.39 | 10.43 | 10.41 |
| NFE | 48.41 | 48.43 | 48.28 | 48.36 |
| Gross energy (MJ/kg) | 17.12 | 17.11 | 17.12 | 17.11 |