. 2016 Nov 15;11(11):e0166379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166379

Table 1. Proximate analysis of diets fed to channel catfish throughout the study.

Proximate analysis was conducted in duplicate for each sample, with averages displayed. Starter was administered from first feeding to 65 dph, Extr450 between 65 and 125 dph, and MiniPellet between 125 and 193 dph.

Diet	Pellet Size (mm)	Dry Matter (%)	Crude Protein (%)	Crude Fat (%)	Ash (%)
Starter^A	0.6–1.4^*	91.0	54.6	15.1	10.0
Extr 450^A	1.4–1.7^*	89.7	46.0	14.2	11.7
MiniPellet^B	2.4	90.7	34.4	4.5	8.0

^A Rangen Inc., ID, US

^B Fishbelt Feeds Inc., MS, US.

^* Diet formulations fed at increasing pellet sizes over time.