. 2022 Mar 9;29(5):3911–3917. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.004

Table 2.

Growth parameters and body indices of red hybrid tilapia fed with formulated diets for 12 weeks. Data are presented in mean ± SEM. Different superscripts in each row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).

Growth index	Diets
Growth index	0.0%	0.5%	1.0%	2.0%	4.0%
IW (g)	2.39 ± 0.07	2.39 ± 0.07	2.35 ± 0.07	2.36 ± 0.08	2.39 ± 0.07
FW (g)	21.30 ± 1.22^a	21.09 ± 1.15^a	27.27 ± 1.75^b	31.14 ± 1.47^c	22.24 ± 1.16^a
WG (g)	18.90 ± 1.17^a	18.09 ± 1.18^a	25.31 ± 3.30^b	28.88 ± 1.62^b	19.45 ± 0.22^a
SGR (% day⁻¹)	2.60 ± 0.06^a	2.55 ± 0.07^a	2.92 ± 0.14^b	3.07 ± 0.05^b	2.63 ± 0.01^a
FCR	1.65 ± 0.13^b	1.65 ± 0.04^b	1.44 ± 0.02^a	1.39 ± 0.01^a	1.68 ± 0.03^b
Feed intake (g)	30.79 ± 0.65^a	29.81 ± 1.79^a	36.41 ± 4.34^ab	40.27 ± 1.86^b	32.72 ± 0.98^ab
PER	1.70 ± 0.242	1.73 ± 0.09	1.88 ± 0.04	1.97 ± 0.03	1.64 ± 0.06
VSI (%)	11.14 ± 0.63	11.45 ± 1.02	10.88 ± 0.67	10.68 ± 0.82	9.755 ± 0.68
HSI (%)	1.69 ± 0.22	1.59 ± 0.15	1.57 ± 0.22	1.83 ± 0.19	1.54 ± 0.37
Survival (%)	96.67 ± 3.33	100.00 ± 0.00	90.00 ± 5.77	93.33 ± 3.33	93.33 ± 3.33

Abbreviations: HSI-Hepatosomatic index; IW-initial weight; FW-final weight; SGR-Specific growth rate; WG-weight gain; FCR-Feed conversion ratio; VSI-Visceral somatic index.