niloticus fed with different experimental diets

Growth parameters	Experimental diets
Growth parameters	A	B	C	D	E	F
Initial mean body weight (g fish^-1)	3.2 ± 0.1^a	3.3 ± 0.03^a	3.2 ± 0.11^a	3.3 ± 0.2^a	3.3 ± 0.2^a	3.3 ± 0.05^a
Initial body length (cm)	6.5 ± 0.01^a	6.6 ± 0.12^a	6.3 ± 0.04^a	6.5 ± 0.02^a	6.3 ± 0.11^a	6.4 ± 0.04^a
Final mean body weight (g fish^-1)	62.3 ± 0.41^a	42.8 ± 0.19^b	56.2 ± 0.21^c	57.5 ± 0.23^ce	58.3 ± 0.27^ce	60.2 ± 0.321^ae
Mean body weight gain (g fish^-1)	59.1 ± 0.32^a	39.5 ± 0.21^b	53.0 ± 0.25^c	54.2 ± 0.23^ce	55.0 ± 0.31^ce	56.9 ± 0.31^ae
Final body length (cm)	17.3 ± 0.24^a	15.2 ± 0.11^b	16.3 ± 0.23^ab	16.3 ± 0.11ab	16.5 ± 0.22ab	17.2 ± 0.21^a
Specific growth rate ( % day-1)	3.96 ± 0.11^a	3.43 ± 0.09^b	3.80 ± 0.03^a	3.81 ± 0.03^a	3.84 ± 0.04^a	3.87 ± 0.03^a
Feed conversion ratio	3.23 ± 0.02^a	3.38 ± 0.05^b	3.25 ± 0.3^a	3.26 ± 0.05^a	3.30 ± 0.03^a	3.25 ± 0.03^a
Metabolic growth rate (gkg^0.8 day^-1)	13.28 ± 0.22^a	11.63 ± 0.11^b	12.82 ± 0.15^a	12.89 ± 0.21^a	12.96 ± 0.21^a	13.09 ± 0.1^a
Protein efficiency ratio	1.91 ± 0.03^a	1.28 ± 0.01^b	1.71 ± 0.11a	1.75 ± 0.02^a	1.78 ± 0.03^a	1.84 ± 0.03^a
Survival rate (%)	100 ± 0.00^a	100 ± 0.00^a	100 ± 0.00^a	100 ± 0.00^a	100 ± 0.00^a	100 ± 0.00^a

*Mean values in the same row having the same letters are not significantly different (P>0.05)

Table 2: Mean values of growth parameters of juvenile O. niloticus fed with different experimental diets.

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