nutrient utilization and survival parameters

Parameters	A	B	C	D	E	F
Initial mean weight (g)	39.00^a ± 0.53	39.36^a ± 0.64	35.57^b ± 0.07	24.17^c ± 0.17	20.04^d ± 0.54	20.00^d ± 3.50
Mean final weight gain (g)	60.69^a ± 0.17	60.39^a ± 0.34	56.10^b ± 0.79	34.45^c ± 2.18	29.40^d ± 0.87	28.85^d ± 0.52
Mean weight gained (g)	21.69^a ± 1.68	21.03^a ± 0.04	20.53^a ± 0.13	10.28^b ± 0.48	9.36^c ± 0.06	8.85^d ± 0.05
Mean daily weight. gain (g)	0.39^a ± 0.02	0.38^a ± 0.02	0.37^a ± 0.05	0.18^b ± 0.04	0.17^b ± 0.01	0.16^a ± 0.02
Feed intake (g)/fish	41.35^a ± 1.30	41.20^a ± 0.05	41.01^a ± 1.02	37.62^b ± 0.02	38.02^b ± 0.05	38.35^b ± 0.05
Spe^cific growth rate (SGR)	0.34^a ± 0.02	0.33^a ± 0.01	0.35^a ± 0.02	0.27^c ± 0.02	0.30^b ± 0.02	0.28^c ± 0.02
Food conversion ratio (FCR)	1.91^cd ± 0.02	1.96^cd ± 0.25	2.00^c ± 0.05	3.66^bc ± 0.01	4.06^b ± 0.07	4.33^a ± 0.03
Protein efficiency ratio (PER)	1.31^a ± 0.04	1.28^a ± 0.05	1.25^a ± 0.06	0.68^b ± 0.03	0.62^bc ± 0.02	0.58^c ± 0.02
Protein intake (PI)	16.54^a ± 1.04	16.48^a ± 0.20	16.40^a ± 0.44	15.05^b ± 0.88	15.21^b ± 0.33	15.34^b ± 0.44
Standard length (SL)	15.50^a ± 1.00	15.00^a ± 0.50	14.50^a ± 0.75	12.50^b ± 0.050	10.50^c ± 0.33	10.00^c ± 0.50
Condition factor (K)	1.63^c ± 0.15	1.64^c ± 0.13	2.01^b ± 0.15	1.76^bc ± 0.10	2.75^a ± 0.40	2.70^a ± 0.25
Survival rate (SR) (%)	96.67	93.33	90	96.67	93.33	90

Figures on the same row having the same superscript are not significantly different (p>0.05)

Table 3: Growth response, nutrient utilization and survival parameters of Clarias gariepinus juvenile fed different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal diet.

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