Table 2.
Experiment 1: growth performance and hepatosomatic index in African catfish fed diets with different amounts (2, 5, or 7 g/kg dry matter) of Morus alba foliage extract (MFE).
| Parameters | Diets1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | MFE-2 | MFE-5 | MFE-7 | |
| Body weight gain (g) | 80.5 ± 5.2 | 80.0 ± 3.7 | 85.3 ± 5.5 | 83.1 ± 4.0 |
| Feed intake (g 60/days) | 97.9 ± 4.2 | 96.1 ± 2.4 | 99.7 ± 3.9 | 98. 2 ± 5.1 |
| Feed conversion ratio | 1.22 ± 0.05 | 1.20 ± 0.09 | 1.17 ± 0.04 | 1.18 ± 0.08 |
| Specific growth rate (%) | 3.93 ± 0.32 | 3.97 ± 0.18 | 4.01 ± 0.21 | 3.95 ± 0.16 |
| Mortality (%) | 8.80 ± 1.03a | 7.70 ± 1.51a | 0.00b | 0.00b |
| Hepatosomatic index (%) | 1.65 ± 0.08 | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | 1.67 ± 0.09 |
| Total body length (cm) | 18.6 ± 1.7 | 18.0 ± 1.5 | 19.9 ± 1.8 | 19.5 ± 2.3 |
a,bMeans within the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).
1MFE-2, MFE-5, and MFE-7 were control diet plus 2, 5, or 7 g kg−1 dry matter of Morus alba foliage extract, respectively.
Values are the treatment means ± standard error.