Table 1 Composition of the experimental diet in g/100 g dry matter containing various inclusion levels of ascorbic acid and iron nanoparticles for C. gariepinus
Treatments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (Control) | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | |
Ingredients | |||||
Fish meal (72%) | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 |
Yellow maize (10%) | 18.50 | 18.50 | 18.50 | 18.50 | 18.50 |
Soybean meal (42%) | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 29.00 |
Rice bran (12%) | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
Soybean oil | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
Vit. / min. premix | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Cassava Starch | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Ascorbic acid | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
Iron nanoparticles | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 |
Parameters (%) | |||||
Moisture | 19.39 ± 0.05a | 10.19 ± 0.17e | 10.83 ± 0.10d | 18.42 ± 0.09b | 11.62 ± 0.09c |
Ash | 7.16 ± 0.08e | 17.83 ± 0.12b | 10.51 ± 0.10d | 14.31 ± 0.06c | 20.60 ± 0.09a |
Lipid | 3.92 ± 0.04b | 3.32 ± 0.10d | 3.69 ± 0.08bc | 3.67 ± 0.03c | 4.76 ± 0.08a |
Crude Protein | 35.01 ± 0.08a | 34.95 ± 0.12b | 35.05 ± 0.14a | 35.09 ± 0.06a | 35.06 ± 0.06a |
Crude Fibre | 5.02 ± 0.13d | 6.70 ± 0.07a | 4.59 ± 0.08e | 5.42 ± 0.04c | 5.85 ± 0.05b |
NFE | 24.49 ± 0.12c | 29.11 ± 0.12b | 33.78 ± 0.12a | 23.09 ± 0.10d | 22.11 ± 0.15e |