Supplementing Sulfate-Based Alginate Polysaccharide Improves Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Fed Fishmeal Replacement with Cottonseed Protein Concentrate: Effects on Growth, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance

Table 4

Effect of sulfate-based alginate polysaccharide supplementation on growth performance in L. vannamei.

Parameters	FM	SAP0	SAP1	SAP2	SAP3	SAP4
IW (g)
FW (g)		^ab	^bc	^c	^bc	^a
WG (%)		^ab	^ab	^b	^b	^a
SGR (%·day^-1)		^ab	^ab	^b	^b	^a
FCR		^b	^a	^a	^a	^b
SR (%)

Values are (). Values in the same column with different superscript letters mean significantly different among SAP groups (ANOVA, ). The superscript of the FM group indicates that the FM group is significantly different from the SAP0 group ( test, ). Abbreviations: IW: initial weight; FW: final weight.