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Table 3.

Effects of banana peel flour (BPF) on the growth performance of Labeo rohita.

Parameters	Control	B1	B3	B5	B7
Initial weight (g)	15.37 ± 0.41	15.62 ± 0.24	15.18 ± 0.68	15.21 ± 0.27	15.6 ± 0.46

0–30 days of feeding
WG (g)	38.06 ± 0.44^a	38.65 ± 0.28^ab	39.24 ± 0.57^ab	40.97 ± 0.39^b	39.63 ± 0.48^ab
SGR	2.94 ± 0.017^a	2.95 ± 0.041^a	3.08 ± 0.032^b	3.14 ± 0.024^cb	3.03 ± 0.015^ab
FCR	5.84 ± 0.21	5.83 ± 0.18	5.81 ± 0.29	5.78 ± 0.36	5.81 ± 0.24
Survival (%)	100	100	100	100	100

0–60 days of feeding
Final weight gain (g)	74.19 ± 1.66^a	77.06 ± 1.09^ab	81.42 ± 1.22^b	83.61 ± 1.52^b	80.07 ± 1.18^b
SGR	2.63 ± 0.047^a	2.66 ± 0.053^ab	2.78 ± 0.031^b	2.86 ± 0.023^b	2.72 ± 0.029^ba
FCR	4.61 ± 0.03^a	4.54 ± 0.01^a	4.48 ± 0.05^ba	4.36 ± 0.02^b	4.52 ± 0.03^ba
Survival (%)	100	98.66	100	100	97.33

Note: WG = weight gain; SGR = specific growth rate; FCR = feed conversion ratio.

Values in the same column with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 30 fish in each group).