TABLE 5.
Body composition analysis of large yellow croaker fed diets with different levels of linseed oil (Means ± S.E.M)a.
| Index (wet weight,%) | 0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 100% |
| Whole body (%) | ||||
| Moisture | 72.26 ± 0.73 | 72.32 ± 0.29 | 72.95 ± 1.08 | 72.14 ± 0.60 |
| Lipid | 7.63 ± 0.22 | 7.39 ± 0.18 | 7.22 ± 0.10 | 7.61 ± 0.18 |
| Protein | 15.48 ± 0.36 | 16.20 ± 0.41 | 15.94 ± 0.28 | 16.45 ± 0.32 |
| Ash | 3.89 ± 0.14 | 3.91 ± 0.23 | 4.19 ± 0.17 | 3.87 ± 0.16 |
| Liver (%) | ||||
| Moisture | 59.10 ± 0.72 | 61.85 ± 0.68 | 64.53 ± 4.08 | 57.87 ± 1.25 |
| Lipid | 22.79 ± 1.28b | 26.20 ± 1.08b | 27.55 ± 1.43ab | 32.07 ± 1.84a |
| Muscle (%) | ||||
| Moisture | 73.82 ± 0.61 | 72.43 ± 0.96 | 73.22 ± 1.77 | 76.06 ± 0.63 |
| Lipid | 7.54 ± 0.53 | 8.05 ± 0.60 | 8.44 ± 0.46 | 9.29 ± 0.45 |
aData are presented as means ± S.E.M. Means in each row sharing the same superscript letter or absence of superscripts are not significantly different determined by Tukey’s test (P > 0.05). S.E.M., standard error of means.