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. 2021 Jan 4;28(3):1944–1953. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.046

Table 5.

Examined composition of minerals in C. carpio faeces fed on diet containing mixture of MOSM + MOLM.

Test feeds PHY levels Ca Na K P Fe Cu Mg Al Zn Mn
Diet-I (Control) 0 0.55 ± 0.05a 0.007 ± 0.001a 0.62 ± 0.02a 1.13 ± 0.06a 0.029 ± 0.004a 0.0031 ± 0.0005a 0.0051 ± 0.0003a 0.00028 ± 0.00005ab 0.023 ± 0.004a 0.012 ± 0.004a
Diet-II 500 0.47 ± 0.04b 0.006 ± 0.000a 0.57 ± 0.04a 0.99 ± 0.02b 0.023 ± 0.002ab 0.0027 ± 0.0005ab 0.0043 ± 0.0003abc 0.00022 ± 0.00002b 0.019 ± 0.001ab 0.009 ± 0.004a
Diet-III 650 0.40 ± 0.03bc 0.007 ± 0.001a 0.48 ± 0.02b 0.79 ± 0.04c 0.020 ± 0.003ab 0.0024 ± 0.0003ab 0.0037 ± 0.0002 cd 0.00019 ± 0.00003b 0.017 ± 0.001ab 0.009 ± 0.003a
Diet-IV 800 0.34 ± 0.03 cd 0.006 ± 0.001a 0.43 ± 0.01bc 0.72 ± 0.04 cd 0.015 ± 0.004b 0.0022 ± 0.0003ab 0.0033 ± 0.0004d 0.00021 ± 0.00003b 0.015 ± 0.003ab 0.008 ± 0.002a
Diet-V 950 0.28 ± 0.02d 0.006 ± 0.001a 0.36 ± 0.01c 0.66 ± 0.05d 0.017 ± 0.003b 0.0021 ± 0.0002ab 0.0036 ± 0.0004 cd 0.00024 ± 0.00004ab 0.015 ± 0.003b 0.008 ± 0.002a
Diet-VI 1100 0.36 ± 0.02 cd 0.008 ± 0.001a 0.43 ± 0.04bc 0.76 ± 0.03 cd 0.022 ± 0.003ab 0.0020 ± 0.0003b 0.0039 ± 0.0003bcd 0.00027 ± 0.00004ab 0.015 ± 0.002b 0.009 ± 0.001a
Diet-VII 1250 0.44 ± 0.04bc 0.009 ± 0.002a 0.55 ± 0.02a 0.92 ± 0.02b 0.028 ± 0.005a 0.0028 ± 0.0004ab 0.0047 ± 0.0003ab 0.00032 ± 0.00002a 0.019 ± 0.003ab 0.011 ± 0.003a

a-fMeans within column having dissimilar superscripts are quietly different at p < 0.05.

Data are means of three replicates with fifteen fingerlings in each