TABLE 5.
Reproductive performance of broodstock fed either the NC or the HC diet.
| Female diet | Male diet | Survival at eyed stage (%) | Survival at hatching (%) | Malformation (%) |
| NC | NC | 90.2 ± 6.5 | 85.9 ± 8.9 | 3.3 ± 1.8a |
| NC | HC | 88.2 ± 7.3 | 83.5 ± 10.4 | 3.1 ± 1.5a |
| HC | NC | 87.7 ± 6.4 | 85.6 ± 7.0 | 1.1 ± 0.9b |
| HC | HC | 91.4 ± 2.5 | 90.3 ± 2.7 | 1.0 ± 1.2b |
| p-value | 0.492 | 0.604 | 6.7E−04 | |
Data are presented as means ± SD and analyzed by a Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test (P-values < 0.05 in bold). NC, no carbohydrate; HC, High carbohydrates.