Table 3. Growth performance, feed utilization, morphological index, and survival of juvenile snubnose pompano fed different dietary vitamin E levels for 10 weeks

Dietary vitamin E content (mg/kg)
2.31 117.25 189.03 382.1 758.54 1,437.32
FW (g) 41.58 ± 0.45a 48.63 ± 0.66c 50.81 ± 1.15c 45.35 ± 0.94b 44.48 ± 0.41b 42.75 ± 0.75ab
WG (%) 696.49 ± 8.53a 831.67 ± 12.62c 873.28 ± 21.96c 768.81 ± 18.00b 752.11 ± 7.84b 718.96 ± 14.33ab
SGRW (%/day) 2.77 ± 0.014a 2.98 ± 0.018d 3.03 ± 0.030d 2.88 ± 0.028c 2.86 ± 0.012bc 2.80 ± 0.023ab
FCR 1.48 ± 0.05c 1.24 ± 0.05ab 1.18 ± 0.08a 1.35 ± 0.09abc 1.37 ± 0.05abc 1.43 ± 0.04bc
PER 1.44 ± 0.05a 1.72 ± 0.06bc 1.81 ± 0.12c 1.60 ± 0.10abc 1.56 ± 0.05abc 1.49 ± 0.04ab
VSI (%) 8.07 ± 0.93 8.82 ± 0.52 9.49 ± 0.20 9.18 ± 0.21 9.55 ± 0.46 8.90 ± 0.16
HSI (%) 1.54 ± 0.12b 1.38 ± 0.04ab 1.48 ± 0.14ab 1.15 ± 0.12a 1.33 ± 0.12ab 1.34 ± 0.1ab
SR (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Data represent mean ± SE.
Values in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).
FW, final weight; WG, percent weight gain; SGRW, specific growth rate; FCR, feed conversion ratio; PER, protein efficiency ratio; VSI, viscerosomatic index; HSI, hepatosomatic index; SR, survival rate.