Table 1.
Effect of L. plantarum MR1 on growth performance parameters, body composition indexes, and body composition contents of Nile tilapia.
| Groups | NC | HC | HCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth performance parameters | |||
| IBW (g) | 1.64 ± 0.05 | 1.67 ± 0.05 | 1.68 ± 0.05 |
| FBW (g) | 20.16 ± 0.60 | 22.01 ± 2.41 # | 25.98 ± 2.22 |
| WGR (%) | 1089.00 ± 48.15 | 1250.77 ± 32.05 # | 1391.08 ± 20.04 * |
| Body composition indexes (%) | |||
| VSI (%) | 12.31 ± 1.14 | 14.44 ± 1.45 ## | 11.78 ± 0.78 *** |
| HSI (%) | 2.85 ± 0.25 | 3.66 ± 0.58 # | 2.93 ± 0.41 * |
| MFI (%) | 0.59 ± 0.16 | 0.71 ± 0.39 | 0.52 ± 0.09 |
| CI (%) | 48.77 ± 1.61 | 47.12 ± 2.93 | 49.43 ± 1.73 * |
| Body composition contents (%) | |||
| Moisture | 72.31 ± 1.04 | 71.49 ± 1.21 | 72.42 ± 0.66 |
| Total lipid | 6.55 ± 0.75 | 8.23 ± 0.64 ## | 6.92 ± 0.55 * |
| Total protein | 14.67 ± 0.29 | 13.94 ± 0.58 | 14.16 ± 0.45 |
| Ash | 2.66 ± 0.47 | 3.09 ± 0.22 | 3.34 ± 0.27 |
IBW: Initial body weight (g); FBW: Final body weight (g); WGR: Weight gain rate (%); VSI: Visceral somatic index (%); HSI: Hepatosomatic index (%); MFI: Mesenteric fat index (%); CI: Carcass index (%). Statistics were analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s adjustment and presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) (#, NC v.s. HC; *, HC v.s. HCL, #, p < 0.05; ##, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; ***, p < 0.001).