Table 2.
Condition factor, somatic indices, and proximate chemical composition (% on a fresh weight basis) of the whole-body of thinlip mullet fed on diets supplied with different levels of bile acids (BAs) for 8 weeks.
| Parameters | BAs levels (mg/kg diet) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 (control) | 50 | 130 | 350 | ||
| Body indices | |||||
| Condition factor (CF) | 0.74 ± 0.010 | 0.76 ± 0.029 | 0.73 ± 0.029 | 0.75 ± 0.038 | 0.934 |
| Hepatic-somatic index (HSI) | 1.05 ± 0.086 | 1.21 ± 0.039 | 1.27 ± 0.074 | 1.19 ± 0.056 | 0.179 |
| Viscera-somatic index (VSI) | 10.0 ± 0.20 | 10.5 ± 0.52 | 9.8 ± 0.33 | 10.8 ± 0.32 | 0.220 |
| Proximate chemical composition | |||||
| Moisture (%) | 66.2 ± 201 a | 66.4 ± 0.30 a | 66.2 ± 0.29 a | 64.5 ± 0.37 b | 0.001 |
| Crude protein (%) | 15.9 ± 0.38 b | 16.0 ± 0.13 b | 15.9 ± 0.13 b | 18.4 ± 0.19 a | 0.004 |
| Crude lipids (%) | 7.6 ± 0.06 | 7.5 ± 0.12 | 7.6 ± 0.25 | 7.3 ± 0.15 | 0.085 |
| Ash (%) | 4.7 ± 0.09 | 4.7 ± 0.08 | 4.8 ± 0.08 | 4.7 ± 0.20 | 0.829 |
Means with the same letter in the same row are not significantly different at P < 0.05.