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. 2019 Dec 9;14(12):e0223428. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223428

Table 3. Growth Performance of tilapia fed diets supplemented with C.butyricum.

CG CB1 CB2 CB3 CB4
Initial body weight (g) 55.93±1.25a 56.53±0.81a 56.00±0.57a 56.40±0.52a 55.90±1.10a
Final body weight (g) 178.77±4.70a 187.20±8.55ab 197.25±7.42b 189.33±9.04ab 184.53±7.22ab
SGR 2.00±0.01a 2.06±0.10ab 2.17±0.08b 2.09±0.10ab 2.06±0.04ab
Feed intake (g fish-1) 145.68±8.27a 156.91±6.65ab 163.24±6.39b 156.94±7.47ab 156.09±3.74ab
FCR 1.19±0.04a 1.20±0.04a 1.16±0.02a 1.18±0.03a 1.22±0.03a

SGR: Specific growth rate. FCR: feed conversion ratio.

Values are means ± standard deviation of three replicate groups. Mean values with the different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).