nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia larvae

Parameters	Treatments
Parameters	1 (control)	2	3	4	5
FBW¹ DGR (%day^-1)² FI (g fish^-1)³ FCR (FI/WG)⁴ PER⁵ Survival (%)	7.2 ± 0 7^a 23.9 ± 2.1^a 14.1 ± 0.2^a 2.0 ± 0.2^b 1.25 ± 0.1^a 85.4 ± 1.3	4.5 ± 0.1^c 14.9 ± 0.4^b 11.5 ± 0.4^c 2.6 ± 0.1^a 1.0 ± 0.02^c 71.4 ± 1.4	5.8 ± 0.1^b 19.3 ± 0.3^b 12.1 ± 0.3^b 2.1 ± 0.1^b 1.19 ± 0.04^b 71.9 ± 1.1	7.1 ± 0.5^a 23.6 ± 1.7^a 13.9 ± 0.3^a 2.0 ± 0.1^b 1.27 ± 0.06^a 84.2 ± 2.1	6.5 ± 0.6^ab 21.4 ± 2.4^ab 12.4 ± 0.4^b 1.9 ± 0.1^b 1.9 ± 0.1^a 74.3 ± 3.4

Values are mean ± standard deviation. Values in the same row with same superscripts are not significantly different (P ≥ 0.05).
¹FBW=final body weight.
²DGR, daily growth rate=final body weight gain/30 x100
³FI=feed intake.
⁴FCR, feed conversion ratio=dry feed fed/body weight gain.
⁵PER, protein efficiency ratio=final body weight gain/protein intake X100.

Table 4: Growth performance and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia larvae fed the experimental diets.

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