Table 5

Parameter Treatment Exposure

Weight gain (g)                                          D₁                                                        8.50 ± 5.25^a
                                                                 D₂                                                        16.2 ± 5.25^b
                                                                 D₃                                                       -1.67 ± 4.37^c

Feed Conversion Ratio                              D₁                                                       0.46 ± 0.18^a
                                                                 D₂                                                         0.18 ± 0.03^a
                                                                 D₃                                                         0.51 ± 0.25^a

Specific Growth Rate                                D₁                                                         0.07 ± 0.05^a
(% day –1)                                               D₂                                                           0.14 ± 0.02^a
                                                                 D₃                                                         -0.09 ± 0.10^a
Condition factor (%)                                  D₁                                                        1.45 ± 0.02^a
                                                                 D₂                                                         1.60 ± 0.07^b
                                                                 D₃                                                         1.41 ± 0.05^a

Hepatosomatic Index (%)                         D₁                                                         0.99 ± 0.07^a
                                                                 D₂                                                         1.47 ± 0.04^b
                                                                 D₃                                                        1.74 ± 0.12^b
Mean Ration Size                                      D₁                                                         0.84 ± 0.04^a
(% body weight)                                       D₂                                                         1.08 ± 0.04^b
                                                                 D₃                                                        1.06 ± 0.07^b

Data are means ± S.E (n 3 per value), except for ration size where n= number of daily ration size Letters with the same subscript in the same column are not significant (p>0.05)

Table 5: Growth and Nutritional Performance of common carp fed control (diet 1), 1000mgCuKg (diet 2) and 2000mgCuKg^–1 (diet 3) for 42 day (Exposure phase).