Table 3. Effects of dietary floral pigment supplementation on feed utilization efficiency growth and survival of golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Parameters Treatments
Control D-Lt D-Ws D-Ma D-Yb D-Wc
FI (%/d) 3.33 ± 0.18c 2.79 ± 0.14ab 2.69 ± 0.06ab 2.49 ± 0.05a 2.80 ± 0.16ab 3.02 ± 0.17bc
FCR 1.08 ± 0.06c 0.87 ± 0.04ab 0.84 ± 0.02ab 0.77 ± 0.02a 0.88 ± 0.05ab 0.96 ± 0.05bc
PER 1.70 ± 0.09a 2.09 ± 0.11bc 2.17 ± 0.04bc 2.36 ± 0.05c 2.08 ± 0.13bc 1.92 ± 0.10ab
LER 0.69 ± 0.04a 0.85 ± 0.04bc 0.88 ± 0.02bc 0.96 ± 0.02c 0.85 ± 0.05bc 0.78 ± 0.04ab
Values represent means ± SE (n = 3).
Different letters in the same row indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; PER, protein efficiency ratio; LER, lipid efficiency ratio.