Table 1. Feed formulation and proximate composition of the five test feeds (%).
| Cont. | MOL | FMOL | FM | FFM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| soybean meal | 45.00 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 39.00 | 39.00 |
| rapeseed meal | 10.00 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| wheat flour | 34.99 | 12.89 | 7.89 | 10.89 | 8.39 |
| starch | 5.00 | 2.50 | |||
| tapioca flour | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |
| wheat gluten | 4.00 | 4.00 | |||
| freshwater fish meal | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| fresh water fish oil | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| soybean lecithin | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| mono-calcium phosphate | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| feed additive premix | 2.01 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 |
| MOL meal | 20 | ||||
| FMOL meal | 20 | ||||
| FM meal | 20 | ||||
| FFM meal | 20 | ||||
| Analyzed proximate composition (%) | |||||
| Moisture | 5.10 | 5.40 | 4.63 | 6.44 | 4.52 |
| Crude protein | 32.60 | 32.90 | 32.59 | 31.96 | 32.91 |
| Crude lipid | 5.12 | 5.37 | 5.25 | 5.05 | 5.38 |
| Crude ash | 10.17 | 10.32 | 10.77 | 10.26 | 10.61 |
| Phosphorus | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.11 |
The five groups respectively are control group (Cont.), Moringa oleifera Lam group (MOL), fermented Moringa oleifera Lam group (FMOL), Folium mori leaf meal group (FM) and fermented Folium mori leaf meal group (FFM).