Table 5. The proximate composition of fertilized egg from EP or MP-fed olive flounder broodstocks

Composition (% as-is basis) Experimental diet
EP MP
Moisture 90.8 ± 0.10* 89.0 ± 0.20
Crude protein 6.37 ± 0.05 7.71 ± 0.14*
Crude lipid 0.94 ± 0.01 1.13 ± 0.01*
Crude ash 1.17 ± 0.01 1.36 ± 0.03*
The asterisk indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05).
EP, extruded pellet; MP, moist pellet.