. 2022 Aug 4;11(8):1523. doi: 10.3390/antiox11081523

Table 4.

Growth performance parameters of Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) fed diets enriched with different levels of omega-3 NPs.

Parameter	Supplemental Omega-3-NPs (g/kg Diet)
Parameter	Control	I	II	III	p Value	SEM
Initial body weight (g/fish)	14.02	14.26	14.14	14.14	0.216	0.029
Final body weight (g/fish)	70.14 ^c	79.16 ^b	96.56 ^a	95.00 ^a	<0.001	12.88
Final weight gain (g/fish)	56.12 ^c	64.90 ^b	82.42 ^a	80.86 ^a	<0.001	12.39
Final weight gain (%)	400.36 ^c	455.21 ^b	582.72 ^a	571.72 ^a	<0.001	526.22
Total feed intake (g/fish)	96.52	103.08	99.41	100.26	0.08	12.85
Feed conversion ratio	1.71 ^a	1.58 ^b	1.21^c	1.24^c	<0.001	0.002
Specific growth rate (%)	1.92 ^c	2.04 ^b	2.28 ^a	2.27 ^a	<0.001	0.002
Protein efficiency ratio	1.75 ^b	1.89 ^b	2.50 ^a	2.43 ^a	<0.001	0.016
Condition factor	2.31 ^c	2.54 ^bc	3.08 ^ab	3.36 ^a	<0.001	0.182

Mean values with different letters in the same row differ significantly at p < 0.05, QT-NPs: omega-NPs: omega-3 nanoparticles, SEM: standard error of the mean.