Table 2 Growth performance and feed utilization of olive flounder (P. olivaceus, initial BW: 19.5 g) fed the five experimental diets for 10 weeks. The diets were added with graded levels of taurine by 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% (control, T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively)

38.1 ± 0.66

41.7 ± 3.70

39.8 ± 7.89

46.4 ± 3.45

44.6 ± 5.10

96.5 ± 3.39

113 ± 18.9

103 ± 40.3

137 ± 17.6

128 ± 26.0

1.01 ± 0.03

1.13 ± 0.13

1.04 ± 0.30

1.29 ± 0.11

1.22 ± 0.17

30.6 ± 1.26

35.1 ± 5.85

30.8 ± 12.13

33.3 ± 4.04

30.6 ± 6.12

1.63 ± 0.02^a

1.58 ± 0.00^b

1.52 ± 0.01^c

1.24 ± 0.01^d

1.22 ± 0.03^d

1.32 ± 0.01^c

1.37 ± 0.00^c

1.42 ± 0.01^b

1.74 ± 0.01^a

1.77 ± 0.04^a

60.0 ± 5.71

57.2 ± 14.3

63.8 ± 13.2

66.7 ± 5.95

57.5 ± 15.9