Table 1.
Proximate composition (% dry matter) of experimental diets.
| Ingredients | Dietary CGA levels (mg/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (P1) | 100 (P2) | 200 (P3) | 400 (P4) | 800 (P5) | 1600 (P6) | |
| Commercial diet (g/kg) | 1000.00 | 999.90 | 999.80 | 999.60 | 999.20 | 998.40 |
| CGA (mg/kg) | 0.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 | 400.00 | 800.00 | 1600.00 |
| Proximate composition (% dry weight) | ||||||
| Moisture | 7.56 | 7.45 | 7.48 | 7.51 | 7.58 | 7.42 |
| Crude protein | 46.53 | 46.12 | 46.88 | 45.89 | 46.24 | 46.07 |
| Crude lipid | 16.15 | 16.22 | 16.68 | 16.24 | 16.49 | 16.02 |
| Ash | 10.84 | 11.04 | 10.95 | 10.73 | 10.92 | 10.66 |
| Peroxide value (mmol/kg) | 3.35 | 3.62 | 3.77 | 3.22 | 3.40 | 3.64 |
Note: The basal diet was used as a commercial puffed diet of China (5 mm diameter, Zhuhai Hailong Biotechnology Co., Zhuhai, China).