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 5

Prevalence of skeletal anomalies (%) in seabream fed increasing levels of dietary vitamin K₃ for 70 days.

Prevalence of skeletal anomalies (%)	Dietary vitamin K3 level (mg kg^-1)^†					value linear regression	value quadratic regression
	0.1	2.8	6.3	12.0	23.0
Total severe anomalies						0.075	0.117
Prehaemal lordosis						0.328	0.598
Prehaemal anomaly						0.493	0.661
Haemal lordosis						0.853	0.482
Haemal vertebral fusion						0.335	0.312
Caudal vertebra anomaly						0.065	0.010
Anomalous maxillary and/or pre-maxillary						0.496	0.702

^†Analyzed vitamin K₃ content of the diet.