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.