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. 2013 Aug;79(16):4974–4984. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00924-13

Table 3.

Indices of rainbow trout fins in each treatment group

Fin Index (mean ± standard error)
Fishmeal diet
Grain-based diet
High density Low density High density Low density
Pectoral (left)a,b 0.104 ± 0.002 0.108 ± 0.001 0.114 ± 0.001 0.117 ± 0.002
Pectoral (right)a,b 0.106 ± 0.001 0.107 ± 0.001 0.115 ± 0.001 0.118 ± 0.002
Dorsala,b 0.088 ± 0.003 0.088 ± 0.005 0.091 ± 0.003 0.095 ± 0.004
Pelvic (left)a,b 0.088 ± 0.001 0.088 ± 0.001 0.090 ± 0.003 0.096 ± 0.003
Pelvic (right)a,b 0.097 ± 0.001 0.097 ± 0.001 0.102 ± 0.001 0.104 ± 0.001
Ventrala 0.097 ± 0.001 0.099 ± 0.002 0.102 ± 0.001 0.104 0± 0. 02
Caudal (upper)a 0.105 ± 0.001 0.109 ± 0.002 0.109 ± 0.001 0.113 ± 0.001
Caudal (lower)a 0.103 ± 0.002 0.105 ± 0.001 0.109 ± 0.001 0.112 ± 0.002
a

Fin showed statistically significant differences between diet treatment groups (P < 0.05); no statistical differences were determined between the density treatment groups.

b

Fin showed statistically significant interaction (P < 0.05) between diet and density treatments.