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Table 5.

Effects of Aloe vera on growth, feed utilization and survival indices of Oreochromis niloticus

Parameters	Treatments
Parameters	T0	T1	T2	T3
Initial body weight IBW (g)	4.0 ± 0.01^a	4.0 ± 0.03^a	4.0 ± 0.01^a	4.0 ± 0.02^a
Final body weight FBW (g)	77.0 ± 0.21^a	82.6 ± 0.64^b	78.0 ± 0.66^c	74.7 ± 0.63^b
Specific growth rate (%d^-1)	2.98 ± 0.04^a	3.03 ± 0.06^b	2.99 ± 0.50^c	2.96 ± 0.50^b
Feed conversion ratio	0.68 ± 0.12^a	0.69 ± 0.32^b	0.66 ± 0.01^a	0.72 ± 0.32^b
Feed conversion efficiency	7.059 ± 0.02^a	7.058 ± 0.02^a	7.062 ± 0.012^a	7.054 ± 0.01^a
Average daily weight gain (g/day)	0.69 ± 0.00^a	0.74 ± 0.01^b	0.70 ± 0.00^a	0.67 ± 0.01^b
Net weight gain (g)	73.0 ± 0.20^a	78.70 ± 0.80^b	74.01 ± 0.65^c	70.7 ± 0.62^b
Hepatosomatic index	3.10 ± 0.1^a	3.21 ± 0.2^a	3.02 ± 0.1^a	3.41 ± 0.2^a
Viscerosomatic index	4.20 ± 0.3^a	4.70 ± 0.2^b	3.80 ± 0.2^c	4.90 ± 0.2^b
Survival %	89.76 ± 0.02^a	97.82 ± 0.01^b	92.88 ± 0.03^b	90.72 ± 0.03c