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Table 3 Nutrient digestibility, nitrogen (N), and gross energy (GE) balance of experimental feed in C. mrigala fingerlings

From: Influence of fishmeal-replaced diet on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, and whole-body fatty acid profile of Indian major carp, Cirrhinus mrigala

Particulars

Control Feed

Test Feed

Dry matter (DM) intake (g)

260.55 ± 9.57a

253.72 ± 9.16a

Fecal DM voided

14.52 ± 0.91a

13.98 ± 0.88a

DM digested

246.04 ± 7.36a

239.72 ± 7.84a

% DM digestibility

94.43 ± 1.21a

94.51 ± 1.89a

Organic matter (OM) intake (g)

229.94 ± 4.20a

222.48 ± 4.77a

OM voided (g)

24.26 ± 1.10a

27.9 ± 1.61a

OM digested (g)

205.68 ± 5.00a

194.58 ± 5.37a

% OM digestibility

89.45 ± 2.10a

87.46 ± 2.90a

Crude protein (CP) intake (g)

80.12 ± 2.10a

77.65 ± 2.97a

CP voided in feces (g)

6.28 ± 0.94a

7.57 ± 0.70a

CP digested (g)

73.81 ± 2.06a

70.12 ± 2.06a

% CP digestibility

92.16 ± 2.05a

90.25 ± 2.44a

Crude lipid (CL) intake (g)

18.86 ± 1.26a

17.19 ± 1.21a

CL voided in feces (g)

1.89 ± 0.01a

1.89 ± 0.02a

CL digested (g)

16.977 ± 1.26a

15.30 ± 1.22a

% CL digestibility

90.01 ± 2.13a

89.12 ± 2.22a

Nitrogen (N) intake (g)

12.82 ± 0.58a

12.42 ± 0.55a

N voided in feces (g)

1.22 ± 0.01a

1.4 ± 0.02a

N digested (g)

11.59 ± 0.57a

11.02 ± 0.67a

% Nitrogen digestibility

90.45 ± 2.50a

88.76 ± 2.44a

Gross energy intake (Kcal/day)

39.98 ± 1.55a

37.27 ± 1.46a

Fecal energy loss (Kcal/day)

3.38 ± 0.07a

3.84 ± 0.09a

Digestible energy (Kcal/day)

36.6 ± 1.54a

33.42 ± 1.55a

% Digestible energy

91.54 ± 2.75

89.66 ± 3.12

DE:GE ratio

0.91 ± 0.02a

0.89 ± 0.02a

  1. Means of each parameter in the same row with similar superscript are not significantly different