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Table 3 Whole body carcass quality of fry Heteropneustes fossilis

From: Effect of water temperature on protein requirement of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) fry as determined by nutrient deposition, hemato-biochemical parameters and stress resistance response

Temp. °C

Diet (% protein)

Moisture (%)

Protein (%)

Fat (%)

Ash (%)

18

D28

76.68 ± 0.02Aa

12.15 ± 0.05Cc

6.93 ± 0.03Aa

3.98 ± 0.02Aa

D32

76.77 ± 0.07Aa

13.13 ± 0.02Bb

5.29 ± 0.07Ab

3.95 ± 0.09Aa

D36

75.98 ± 0.05Bb

13.68 ± 0.03Bb

4.66 ± 0.06Ac

3.95 ± 0.07Aa

D40

76.21 ± 0.09Bb

14.96 ± 0.05Aa

3.19 ± 0.02Ad

3.88 ± 0.09Ab

D44

76.68 ± 0.02Bb

14.97 ± 0.02Aa

3.21 ± 0.01Ad

3.81 ± 0.01Ab

D48

75.88 ± 0.01Cb

14.95 ± 0.03Aa

4.21 ± 0.02Ac

3.80 ± 0.01Ab

D52

76.35 ± 0.01Bb

14.89 ± 0.03Aa

4.26 ± 0.02Ac

3.81 ± 0.01Ab

26

D28

76.91 ± 0.02Aa

12.81 ± 0.05Ee

6.88 ± 0.03Aa

3.95 ± 0.02Aa

D32

76.11 ± 0.07Aa

13.98 ± 0.02Dd

6.13 ± 0.07Ab

3.96 ± 0.09Aa

D36

76.45 ± 0.05Aa

14.41 ± 0.03Cc

4.98 ± 0.06Ac

3.94 ± 0.07Aa

D40

75.69 ± 0.09Bb

15.19 ± 0.05Bb

3.54 ± 0.02Ae

3.76 ± 0.09Ab

D44

75.21 ± 0.02Bb

16.98 ± 0.02Aa

4.16 ± 0.01Ad

3.74 ± 0.01Ab

D48

75.11 ± 0.01Bb

16.95 ± 0.03Aa

4.26 ± 0.02Ad

3.72 ± 0.01Ab

D52

75.51 ± 0.01Bb

16.93 ± 0.03Aa

4.89 ± 0.02Ac

3.75 ± 0.01Ab

P value

Dietary protein

0.003

0.002

0.0001

0.004

Temperature

0.0001

0.007

NS

NS

Dietary protein x temp

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. NS non-significant (P > 0.05)
  2. Different upper case superscripts indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) between temperatures, whereas different with superscripts indicate significant differences between dietary protein levels