Treatment Control ZnAA1 ZnAA2 P value
Weight gain (%) 10.3 ± 13 12.8 ± 10 14.2 ± 8 0.6
Estradiol (pg/ml) 486.7 ± 151 634.7 ± 191.5 1812 ± 2215 0.4
Histology tertiary yolk stage (TYS) 15.5% 50.5% 60.3% -
Histology peri-nucleolus stage (PNS) 51.5% 28.7% 20.8% -
Gonadosomatic index (%) 5.61b ± 0.44 9.03a ± 2.14 10.22a ± 2.46 0.002
Fecundity (egg/g) 3034.1b ± 329 4955.3a ± 2028 5756.5a ± 1766 0.025
Egg diameter (µm) 1448.4b ± 79 1520.3a ± 132.8 1530.5a ± 81.0 0.001
a,bValues with different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05)
Table 4: Maturation analysis of female C. macrocephalus with different ZnAA levels (mean ± SE).