Research Article

Effect of Adding L-carnitine to High-Fat/Low-Protein Diets of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and the Mechanism of Regulation of Fat and Protein Metabolism

Table 2

The effect of L-carnitine on growth of common carp.

ItemDiet 1Diet 2Diet 3

Survival rate (%) (SR)100a100a100a
Initial body weight (g) (IBW)
Final body weight (g) (FBW)
Weight gain rate (%) (WGR)
Feed conversion ratio (%) (FCR)
Specific growth rate (%) (SGR)
Intestinal length index (%) (ILI)
Intestinal weight index (%) (ISI)
Gonad index (%) (GI)
Hepatopancreas index (%) (HSI)

Different small letters in the same line represent a significant difference (), the same below.