Table 4.
Effects of dietary supplementation with lutein (LTN) and bile salts (BS) on the total carotenoid content (µg g−1) of feed and Siganus rivulatus after 60 days of feeding.
| Carotenoids Content (µg g−1) | Diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BS | LTN | BS+LTN | |
| Feed | 13.88 ± 1.38 b | 14.51 ± 1.62 b | 107.55 ± 3.91 a | 110.75 ± 2.55 a |
| Fish | ||||
| Skin | 5.42 ± 0.22 b | 7.14 ± 0.70 b | 52.64 ± 3.72 a | 57.62 ± 2.70 a |
| Muscle | 0.20 ± 0.07 c | 0.54 ± 0.16 c | 8.01 ± 0.81 b | 13.43 ± 1.67 a |
| Whole body | 1.45 ± 0.05 c | 1.57 ± 0.20 c | 20.19 ± 2.47 b | 22.33 ± 3.79 a |
Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different. Data are mean ± SE of three replicates.