Table 2. Growth Performance and Feed Utilization of O. niloticus by Feeding Experimental Diet with Various Forms of Cu for 60 Daysa.
experimental diets | WG (%) | FE (%) | CF (g/cm3) | VSI (%) | HSI (%) | Survival (%) |
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Cu-basic diet | 234.1 ± 50.5 | 85.8 ± 18.5 | 2.05 ± 0.12 | 8.46 ± 0.78 | 1.94 ± 0.41 | 100 |
CuSO4 diet | 237.9 ± 37.1 | 85.5 ± 13.3 | 1.96 ± 0.19 | 8.87 ± 0.90 | 2.11 ± 0.41 | 100 |
NCM-Cu diet | 225.0 ± 34.8 | 82.2 ± 12.6 | 2.01 ± 0.16 | 8.65 ± 0.95 | 2.16 ± 0.53 | 100 |
WG: weight gain; FE: feeding efficiency; CF: condition factor; VSI: viscerosomatic index; HSI: hepatosomatic index.