Research Article

Supplementation of Microbial Phytase with Safflower Meal in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): The Effects on Growth, Digestibility, Environmental, and Serum Biological Parameters

Table 3

Growth performance and feed conversion rate analyses in the experiment fish.

ParametersControlSFM10SFM20SFM10 ± P1000SFM20 ± P2000

Initial weight (g)12.78 ± 3.1612.72 ± 2.8512.54 ± 3.0112.37 ± 2.9112.50 ± 3.25
Final weight (g)26.76 ± 7.43ab24.47 ± 8.76ab22.47 ± 11.24a25.65 ± 3.25ab28.39 ± 4.15b
Weight gain (%)109.15 ± 17.71ab92.53 ± 11.18ab78.97 ± 7.12a107.26 ± 10.61ab127.07 ± 7.73b
SGR (%)1.22 ± 0.14ab1.08 ± 0.09ab0.96 ± 0.06a1.21 ± 0.08ab1.36 ± 0.05b
Feed conversion rate1.27 ± 0.09ab1.37 ± 0.11ab1.57 ± 0.03b1.35 ± 0.14ab1.13 ± 0.020a
Survival rate (%)86.66 ± 9.4297.77 ± 3.14100.0 ± 0.00100.0 ± 0.0097.77 ± 3.14

Each value refers to mean ± standard deviation. Values expressed in different exponents in the same row are statistically different from each other .