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 5

Biochemical composition of fish and feces.

ParametersInitialControlSFM10SFM20SFM10 ± P1000SFM20 ± P2000

Crude protein (%)13.40±0.07a20.94±0.14d16.49±0.33b18.95±0.34c19.59±0.74c20.96±0.24d
Crude lipid (%)3.27±0.21a3.37±0.13a3.21±0.43a3.69±0.23a4.04±0.50a4.46±0.90a
Crude ash (%)1.88±0.02b1.79±0.07b1.63±0.02a1.76±0.04ab1.8±0.03b1.87±0.04b
Moisture (%)77.79±0.17c72.83±0.10a75.10±0.24b74.84±0.24b74.54±0.44b72.96±0.48a
Dry matter (%)22.21±0.16a27.17±0.08c24.90±0.24b25.16±0.25b25.46±0.36b27.04±0.11c
Phosphorus in feed (%)1.01±0.04a1.22±0.06b1.18±0.05b1.19±0.01b1.20±0.02b
Phosphorus in feces (%)0.76±0.04a0.97±0.02b0.83±0.05ab0.79±0.05ab0.70±0.08a
Crude protein in feces (%)10.07±0.31b8.72±0.01a8.66±0.10a9.01±0.04a8.62±0.11a
Crude lipid in feces (%)1.02±0.00a1.51±0.00a2.22±0.00b1.13±0.06a1.81±0.44b

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