Table 5.
Whole-body composition (% live weight) of largemouth bass larvae fed the experimental diets for 26 days.
| Experimental diets | Regression (P, R2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH0 | PH25 | PH50 | PH75 | PH100 | Linear | Quadratic | |
| Moisture (%) | 77.57 ± 0.33 | 77.21 ± 0.11 | 76.87 ± 0.3 | 77.47 ± 0.62 | 77.26 ± 0.33 | 0.763, 0.007 | 0.664, 0.066 |
| Protein (%) | 14.63 ± 0.04a | 14.19 ± 0.01c | 14.54 ± 0.01ab | 14.42 ± 0.08b | 14.20 ± 0.08c | 0.123, 0.173 | 0.317, 0.174 |
| Lipid (%) | 3.79 ± 0.11b | 4.08 ± 0.10ab | 4.00 ± 0.06ab | 4.18 ± 0.20a | 4.09 ± 0.25ab | 0.015, 0.375 | 0.017, 0.492 |
| Ash (%) | 2.84 ± 0.03a | 2.82 ± 0.10a | 2.75 ± 0.01ab | 2.65 ± 0.05b | 2.69 ± 0.02b | < 0.001, 0.657 | 0.001, 0.677 |
Values (means ± SEM, N = 3) within a row with a common superscript letter are not significantly different from other dietary treatments (P > 0.05).