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. 2020 Aug 25;5(35):22578–22586. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03220

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 (%)
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
a

WG: weight gain; FE: feeding efficiency; CF: condition factor; VSI: viscerosomatic index; HSI: hepatosomatic index.