TABLE 3.
Growth parameters and nutrient utilization of P. monodon fed with experimental diets for 56 days.#
| Parameters |
Treatments
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| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| Survival (%) | 80.00 ± 0.81a | 81.00 ± 0.57ab | 82.5 ± 0.95abc | 83.00 ± 0.57bc | 83.00 ± 1.29bc | 84.5 ± 0.50c |
| FBW (g) | 13.55 ± 0.16a | 14.54 ± 0.09b | 15.30 ± 0.06c | 15.59 ± 0.15c | 16.16 ± 0.13d | 16.46 ± 0.05d |
| BWG (%) | 351.58 ± 5.51a | 384.67 ± 3.28b | 409.92 ± 2.17c | 419.58 ± 5.03c | 438.75 ± 4.41d | 448.67 ± 1.90d |
| SGR (%/day) | 2.51 ± 0.02a | 2.63 ± 0.01b | 2.72 ± 0.01c | 2.75 ± 0.01c | 2.81 ± 0.01d | 2.84 ± 0.01d |
| FCR | 1.79 ± 0.02c | 1.76 ± 0.02c | 1.64 ± 0.01b | 1.61 ± 0.02b | 1.53 ± 0.02a | 1.49 ± 0.01a |
#FBW, final body weight; BWG, body weight gain; SGR, specific growth rate; FCR, feed conversion ratio. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM from triplicate groups.
Mean values in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).