Research Article

Effects of Menadione Sodium Bisulphite (Vitamin K3) Supplementation of the Diets Based on Plant Feed Ingredients on Growth and Bone Health of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Fingerlings

Table 3

Performance of fingerling gilthead seabream fed diets containing different levels of vitamin K3 for 70 days.

PerformanceDietary vitamin K3 level (mg kg-1) value linear regression value quadratic regression
0.12.86.312.023.0

Initial body weight (g)0.2260.455
Final body weight (g)0.1740.010
Survival (%)0.5120.191
Weight gain0.6450.573
Specific growth rate0.6290.571
Feed conversion ratio0.7460.951

Analyzed vitamin K3 content of the diet.