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. 2024 Jan 31;14(1):144–153. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i1.13

Table 1. Litopenaeus vannamei growth performance and biometric measurements fed for 12 weeks experimental diets.

Parameters Groups
G1 G2 G3 Control (G0)
Initial body weight (IBW) 3.130 ± 0.2 3.123 ± 0.3 3.133 ± 0.4 3.117 ± 0.02
Final body weight (FBW) 311.4 ± 25.1b 367.4 ± 15.4a 375.8 ± 20.1a 286.2 ± 0.6c
BWG 58.40 ± 3.6b 69.00 ± 3.1a 82.00 ± 4.2a 62.30 ± 2.7b
FI 14.24 ± 0. 2b 15.72 ± 0.4a 15.67 ± 0.6a 12.86 ± 0.02c
FCR 2.787 ± 0.2 2.747 ± 0.4 2.683 ± 0.1 3.320 ± 0.2
WGR 22.80 ± 2.1b 27.30 ± 3.4a 27.90 ± 2.1a 27.91 ± 3.4a
SGR 2.37 ± 0.12b 2.464 ± 0.22a 2.473 ± 0.21a 2.336 ± 0.11b
Survival 72.3 ± 5.0b 75.7 ± 2.8ab 87.3 ± 5.0a 88.7 ± 5.0a

G0, G1, G2, and G3, groups in which L. vannamei was fed Bacillus mixture at diet doses of 0, 1, 2, and 3 g/kg, respectively. Findings are shown as means ± standard error, with distinct superscript letters denoting means that are substantially different at (p < 0.05) within the same row.