Assessment of the growth performance and haematological indices of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings exposed to soap effluent

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Growth performance* indices in Clarias gariepinus fingerlings exposed to homogenous effluent samples (HES)

Concentration of homogenous effluent samples (% HES)	Initial mean weight (g)	Final mean weight (g)	Daily weight gain (DWG) (g)	Mean weight gain (MWG) (g)	Relative growth rate (RGR) (g/days)	Specific growth rate (SGR)	Survival (%)
A	16.01^b ± 0.40	250.03^a ± 5.77	1.30^b ± 0.03	234.02^c ± 3.17	1461.71^c ± 40.43	0.66^b ± 0.01	67
B	15.31^b ± 0.05	236.69^a ± 7.46	1.23^b ± 0.04	221.38^bc ± 17.14	1445.98^c ± 50.42	0.66^b ± 0.02	64
C	14.04^a ± 0.82	234.35^a ± 18.36	1.22^b ± 0.09	220.31^bc ± 17.55	1569.16^d ± 12.89	0.68^b ± 0.01	63
D	16.89^b ± 0.03	213.97^a ± 17.76	1.12^a ± 0.09	197.08^ab ± 17.78	1166.84^b ± 16.97	0.61^a ± 0.03	62
E	15.85^b ± 1.21	185.56^b ± 20.84	0.97^a ± 0.09	169.71^a ± 17.16	1070.73^a ± 38.59	0.59^a ± 0.04	55

A—control; B—0.32%; C—0.66%; D—1.31%; E—2.63%
*Values with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different at p < 0.05