TABLE 1.
Composition of control and probiotic diets during freshwater and seawater stages.
| Freshwater1 | Seawater1 | |||
| Ingredients (%)∗ | Control | Probiotic | Control | Probiotic |
| Superprime fish meal | 46.7 | 46.9 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| Hi pro soya | 6.0 | 6.0 | – | – |
| Soy protein concentrate | – | – | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Wheat gluten meal | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Sunflower expeller | 5.5 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Wheat | 5.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Wheat flour | 6.0 | 6.0 | – | – |
| Fish oil (North Atlantic) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Rapeseed oil, Crude | 11.8 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Vitamineral mix | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Bactocell | 0.03 | – | 0.03 | |
| Chemical composition (%) | ||||
| Protein | 49.1 | 48.5 | 45.9 | 46.0 |
| Fat | 22.0 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 21.4 |
| Moisture | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Ash | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
∗All dietary ingredients were sourced from BioMar’s routine suppliers (not listed here for commercial reasons). 1Pellet size for Freshwater and Seawater was 2,8 and 3,5 mm respectively.