Estimation of the Optimum Dietary Protein to Lipid Ratio in Juvenile Pengze Crucian Carp (Carassius auratus Var. Pengze)

Table 3

Body composition (wet weight basis) of Pengze crucian carp (Carassius auratus var. Pengze) juveniles fed diets with different protein and lipid levels¹.

Diet no. (protein/lipid)	Moisture	Crude protein	Crude lipid	Ash
Diet 1 (30/5)	^c		^abc
Diet 2 (30/8)	^abc		^ef
Diet 3 (30/11)	^abc		^f
Diet 4 (35/5)	^c		^ab
Diet 5 (35/8)	^abc		^de
Diet 6 (35/11)	^ab		^cd
Diet 7 (40/5)	^c		^a
Diet 8 (40/8)	^bc		^bcd
Diet 9 (40/11)	^a		^def
Protein level (%)
30		^u
35		^u
40		^v
Lipid level (%)
5	^z		^x
8	^y		^y
11	^x		^y
Two-way ANOVA ( value)
Protein	0.992	0.001	0.000	0.846
Lipid	0.000	0.397	0.000	0.430
	0.140	0.637	0.037	0.933

¹Data are expressed as (). Values in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (). ^uvSignificant () difference between protein levels within the same lipid level. ^xyzSignificant () difference between lipid levels within the same protein level.