Growth parameters Experimental diets
0% JCKM 10% JCKM 20% JCKM 30% JCKM 40% JCKM
Initial body weight (g fish-1) 2.4a 2.3a 2.3a 2.4a 2.4a
Initial body length (cm) 5.3a 5.3a 5.2a 5.2a 5.2a
Final body weight (g fish-1) 25.3a 15.8b 13.6c 11.4d 9.2d
Body weight gain (g fish-1) 22.9a 13.4b 11.3c 9.0d 6.8e
Final body length (cm) 12.1a 10.1b 9.4c 8.8d 8.5d
Specific growth rate ( % day-1fish-1) 3.9a 3.2b 3.0b 2.6c 2.2c
Feed conversion ratio 2.5a 3.3b 4.1c 7.6d 8.8e
Feeding efficiency 0.40a 0.31b 0.25c 0.13d 0.11d
Fulton condition factor 1.31a 1.31a 1.37b 1.32a 1.10c
Survival rate (%) 90a 70b 50b 30d 30d
*Mean values in the same row having the same letters are not significantly different (P>0.05).
Table 3: Mean values of performance and survival rate of juvenile Nile tilapia fed different proportion of heat untreated Jatropha curcas Kernel Meal (JCKM).
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