Table 4.
Digestive enzymes activity in the gastrointestinal tract of red hybrid tilapia after 12 weeks of feeding trial. Data are presented in mean ± SEM, n = 6 fish per treatment. Different superscripts in each row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).
| (U/mg protein) | Diet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 0.50% | 1% | 2% | 4% | |
| Protease | 3.370 ± 0.549a | 3.525 ± 0.564a | 3.425 ± 0.366a | 2.445 ± 0.316a | 4.865 ± 0.135b |
| Amylase | 0.286 ± 0.037 | 0.310 ± 0.018 | 0.307 ± 0.076 | 0.333 ± 0.071 | 0.308 ± 0.025 |
| Lipase | 47.065 ± 6.474a | 44.427 ± 9.836a | 68.987 ± 3.591b | 35.781 ± 2.328a | 46.548 ± 4.113a |