Table 4. Length and weight of matrinxã (Brycon cephalus) fish daily exposed to aflatoxins for 180 days.
Treatment | Day 0 | Day 30 | Day 60 | Day 90 | Day 120 | Day 150 | Day 180 |
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Length (cm) | |||||||
Control | 15.60±0.35eA* | 16.29±0.29deA | 17.33±0.32cdA | 18.80±0.41cA | 20.85±0.51bA | 22.25±0.53bA | 26.15±0.62aA |
A | 14.61±0.37eA | 15.28±0.31deAB | 15.89±0.32deB | 16.69±0.44cdB | 18.60±0.59bcB | 20.19±0.53bB | 23.82±0.59aB |
B | 14.40±0.35cA | 14.98±0.29cB | 14.67±0.32cC | 17.19±0.44bB | 18.00±0.56bB | 20.56±0.53aAB | 22.60±0.62aB |
C | 14.40±0.35dA | 15.50±0.31cdAB | 15.72±0.34cdBC | 17.00±0.44cB | 19.38±0.51bAB | 19.81±0.53bB | 23.70±0.62aB |
Weight (g) | |||||||
Control | 50.80±3.03eA | 63.39±3.37deA | 79.72±4.59dA | 107.33±6.77cA | 162.31±11.22bA | 190.00±11.56bA | 282.00±19.93aA |
A | 42.57±3.14fA | 53.50±3.61efA | 59.44±4.59deBC | 80.00±7.27cdB | 109.70±12.79bcB | 139.38±11.56bB | 225.91±19.00aAB |
B | 43.07±3.03dA | 51.58±3.30dA | 48.89±4.59dC | 81.92±7.27cAB | 110.00±12.19bcB | 143.75±11.56abB | 197.50±19.93aB |
C | 45.87±3.03eA | 57.52±3.53deA | 66.88±4.86cdAB | 86.92±7.27cAB | 129.62±11.22bAB | 131.25±11.56bB | 223.50±19.93aAB |
A: 10.42 μg AFB1 kg-1; B: 25.71 μg AFB1 kg-1; C: 56.47 μg AFB1 kg-1.
*Results expressed as mean ± standard error. Means followed by different lower case letters in the same row differ significantly (P<0.05). Means followed by different upper case letters in the same column, within each parameter, differ significantly (P<0.05).