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. 2016 Dec 1;11(12):e0167515. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167515

Table 3. Fish growth performance, chyme water content and macronutrients apparent digestibility, and plasma osmolality.

SGR (%/day) FI (%/day) FCR Dig. Lipid % Dig. Protein % Dig. Starch % Dig. Energy % Chyme water % Plasma osmolality mOsmol/kg
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
P value 0.06 0.30 <0.001 0.02 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.01
Pooled SEM 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.5 1.2 1.9 0.8 0.45 1.3
Mean values
FM 1.43 1.16 0.82c 97.5ab 89.3b 85.5a 91.0a 86.69b 295b
SBMWG 1.20 1.20 1.00a 98.7a 92.7a 70.8bc 86.3b 89.15a 305a
SPCPM 1.37 1.28 0.93b 97.8ab 86.9c 82.6a 84.4bc 88.58a 302ab
GMWG 1.28 1.24 0.96ab 95.5ab 88.4bc 66.0c 83.0c 86.38b 300ab
PM 1.15 1.14 0.99ab 95.1b 77.9d 78.4ab 82.3c 83.64c 293b

Abbreviations: SGR, specific growth rate; FCR, feed conversion ratio; FI, feed intake. For explanation of diet abbreviations see Table 1. Log-transformed data are indicated by †. Mean values with different superscript letters within a column are significantly different (P < 0.05).