Table 5

Biofloc volume and proximate composition of biofloc (% dry weight basis) inboth E1 and E2.

(Mean ± Standard Error)

Parameters T1E1 T2E1 T3E1 C2E1 T1E2 T2E2 T3E2 C2E2
Biofloc volume
(ml. l−1)
15.54 ± 0.74 c 16.01 ± 0.82 d 14.70 ± 0.55 b 13.82 ± 0.38a 16.86 ± 0.82e 16.54 ± 0.81d 16.18 ± 0.74d 14.61 ± 0.57b
Proximate composition of biofloc (% dry weight basis)
Moisture (%) 54.20 ± 1.24d 52.60 ± 0.56c 55.93 ± 1.94d 57.66 ± 2.31e 42.84 ± 6.95 a 50.80 ± 0.09 b 52.4 ± 1.29 c 55.8 ± 1.58 d
1CP (%) 30.40 ± 0.83 b 32.38 ± 0.33 c 29.63 ± 1.39a 27.98 ± 1.58 a 32.30 ± 0.64 b 33.55 ± 0.30 b 31.05 ± 1.03 b 28.42 ± 1.26 a
2CF (%) 9.85 ± 1.48f 9.87 ± 1.56f 9.87 ± 1.40f 9.78 ± 1.41e 9.29 ± 1.83d 5.71 ± 1.90c 5.46 ± 1.82 b 4.96 ± 1.65 a
3EE (%) 2.89 ± 0.33f 2.49 ± 0.40e 2.24 ± 0.36c 2.36 ± 0.34d 3.02 ± 0.29 b 1.06 ± 0.35 a 1.17 ± 0.39b 1.29 ± 0.43b
4TA (%) 0.84 ± 0.03e 0.75 ± 0.04d 0.62 ± 0.02 b 0.56 ± 0.02 a 0.84 ± 0.04e 0.72 ± 0.02d 0.67 ± 0.01c 0.65 ± 0.01c
5NFE (%) 56.02 ± 1.34 b 54.51 ± 1.28 a 57.64 ± 1.28 b 59.32 ± 1.36 c 54.55 ± 1.42 a 58.96 ± 1.38c 61.65 ± 1.45d 64.68 ± 1.42e
6DE (kcal.100 g−1) 371.69 ± 0.12c 369.97 ± 0.13a 369.24 ± 0.11a 370.44 ± 0.12b 374.58 ± 0.14d 379.58 ± 0.12e 381.33 ± 0.13f 384.01 ± 0.11g
7P : E (mg protein.kcal DE−1) 8.18 ± 0.01e 8.75 ± 0.03g 8.02 ± 0.02c 7.55 ± 0.02b 8.62 ± 0.02f 8.84 ± 0.01g 8.14 ± 0.04d 7.40 ± 0.03a

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

Abbreviation: 1CP (%), Crude protein; 2CF (%), Crude fibre;3EE (%), Ether extract; 4TA (%), Total ash; 5NFE (%), Nitrogen-free extract; 6DE (kcal.100 g−1), Digestible energy; 7P : E (mg protein. Kcal DE−1), Protein : Energy ratio.

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