Supplementation of biofloc in carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Communis) culture as a potential tool of resource management in aquaculture

Special Issue - Ecological intensification: A new paragon for sustainable aquaculture

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Table 4

Growth response and mortality rate (Mean ± Standard error) of C. carpio in biofloc system.

Parameters	T1E1	T2E1	T3E1	T1E2	T2E2	T3E2	C1
Fish weight (g/fish)	10.50 ± 1.15^c	10.79 ± 1.18^c	5.28 ± 0.51^a	11.66 ± 1.31^d	10.41 ± 1.20^c	5.25 ± 0.52^a	9.97 ± 1.08^b
¹AWG (g/fish)	9.66 ± 0.14^c	9.96 ± 0.16^d	4.44 ± 0.12^a	10.81 ± 0.24^e	9.56 ± 0.18^c	4.39 ± 0.12^a	9.14 ± 0.14^b
²SGR (%)	2.09 ± 0.36^c	2.13 ± 0.32^d	1.53 ± 0.24^a	2.18 ± 0.34^e	2.09 ± 0.32^c	1.52 ± 0.26^a	2.07 ± 0.26^b
³FCR	3.98 ± 0.34^d	1.84 ± 0.47^a	–	4.08 ± 0.36^d	1.99 ± 0.726^b	–	3.88 ± 0.38^c
⁴PER	1.31 ± 0.45^a	2.59 ± 0.74^d	–	1.40 ± 0.49^b	2.53 ± 0.72^c	–	1.26 ± 0.38^a
⁵ANPU (%)	10.68 ± 3.45^b	21.68 ± 0.02^e	–	10.28 ± 3.42^c	19.81 ± 3.06^d	–	10.24 ± 3.46^a
Mortality rate (%)	13.88 ± 0.01^b	16.67 ± 0.02^c	33.33 ± 0.01^e	8.33 ± 0.01^a	8.33 ± 0.01^a	22.22 ± 0.02^d	16.67 ± 0.01^c

Note: Means superscripted with different letters in each row are significantly different (P < 0.05).

Abbreviation: ¹AWG (g/fish), Absolute weight gain; ²SGR (%), Specific growth rate; ³FCR, Feed conversion ratio; ⁴PER, Protein efficiency ratio; ⁵ANPU, Apparent net protein utilization.

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