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Table 5 Whole body proximate composition (wet basis) and biometric parameters of red sea bream fed the eight experimental diets for 20 weeks

From: Effects of taurine supplementation in low fish meal diets for red seabream (Pagrus major) in low water temperature season

 

Dry matter (%)

Protein (%)

Lipid (%)

Ash (%)

CF1

HSI2

VSI3

HFM

36.1 ± 1.9

17.4 ± 0.2

12.1 ± 1.9

4.3 ± 0.53

2.11 ± 0.24

0.95 ± 0.23

5.61 ± 0.25

HFM-T

37.5 ± 2.4

18.3 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.49

1.97 ± 0.13

0.90 ± 0.07

5.58 ± 0.56

SM20

35.8 ± 0.9

16.1 ± 1.5

10.1 ± 1.5

4.7 ± 0.97

2.06 ± 0.19

1.17 ± 0.42

6.28 ± 0.11

SM20-T

36.0 ± 3.3

15.8 ± 2.2

11.7 ± 0.8

4.2 ± 0.46

2.10 ± 0.11

1.00 ± 0.14

5.88 ± 0.55

SM35

37.2 ± 0.5

18.4 ± 0.5

11.9 ± 1.8

4.3 ± 0.92

2.06 ± 0.12

0.94 ± 0.10

5.91 ± 0.23

SM35-T

38.7 ± 2.9

19.3 ± 0.5

10.6 ± 1.5

4.3 ± 0.43

2.17 ± 0.22

1.03 ± 0.22

5.53 ± 0.37

SM50

36.0 ± 0.4

18.1 ± 0.6

11.1 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.47

2.12 ± 0.08

0.92 ± 0.04

5.25 ± 0.68

SM50-T

38.6 ± 1.8

17.1 ± 2.3

11.3 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.15

1.95 ± 0.15

0.85 ± 0.07

5.25 ± 0.05

  1. Values are mean of triplicate groups and presented as mean ± SD
  2. 1Conditional factor = (Fish weight/Fish length3) × 100
  3. 2Hepatosomatic index = (Liver weight/Fish weight) × 100
  4. 3Viscerosomatic index = (Viscera weight/Fish weight) × 100