Table 3. Growth, feed utilization and biological indices of P. hypophthalmus fed experimental diets.
| Parameters | Treatments | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BSF30 | BSF60 | BSF30P | BSF60P | ||
| IBW (g fish-1) | 8.18±0.03 | 8.26±0.02 | 8.21±0.10 | 8.25±0.01 | 8.26±0.03 | 0.738 |
| FBW (g fish-1) | 25.99±0.12a | 25.94±0.13a | 25.72±0.17a | 28.03±0.05b | 26.22±0.19a | 0.026 |
| WG (g fish-1) | 17.74±0.12a | 17.67±0.15a | 17.51±0.13a | 19.77±0.12c | 18.05±0.13b | <0.001 |
| FCR | 1.27±0.003b | 1.27±0.01b | 1.28±0.003b | 1.25±0.01a | 1.27±0.006b | 0.037 |
| SGR (% day-1) | 1.92±0.00 | 1.90±0.02 | 1.91±0.01 | 1.91±0.00 | 1.92±0.01 | 0.485 |
| FI (g fish-1) | 22.72±0.09 | 22.45±0.39 | 22.59±0.14 | 22.27±0.32 | 23.23±0.27 | 0.205 |
| CF (K) | 1.12±0.00 | 1.11±0.01 | 1.10±0.01 | 1.12±0.00 | 1.12±0.17 | 0.181 |
| HSI (%) | 1.22±0.05 | 1.21±0.01 | 1.21±0.005 | 1.22±0.005 | 1.21±0.07 | 0.144 |
| VSI (%) | 9.08±0.51 | 7.56±1.15 | 7.92±1.19 | 8.45±0.51 | 8.33±0.48 | 0.424 |
(Mean ± SE, n = 3)
Different superscripts in the same row represent a significant difference (P<0.05).
The survival rate was uniform across all groups.
IBW: initial body weight; FBW: final body weight; WG: weight gain; WG%: weight gain percentage; SGR: specific growth rate; FCR: feed conversion ratio; FI: feed intake; FE: feed efficiency; CF: condition factor; HSI: hepatosomatic index; VSI: Viscerosomatic index.