Research Article

Effects of Different Aquafeed Sources on Growth Performance, Oxidative Capacity, and Fatty Acid Profile of Three Carps Reared in the Semi-Intensive Composite Culture System

Table 2

Influence of different commercial diets on physiochemical properties of the ponds water.

ParameterDietary treatments1SEM2p-Value
D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8

Water temperature (°C)22.3522.2922.2522.1322.3122.1422.3022.423.5021.00
Magnesium (mg/L)40.2740.0242.6041.2042.2541.0041.1241.871.7420.80
Calcium (mg/L)21.58a21.46a21.41a21.01a20.63b22.13a23.68a23.58a1.0520.03
Hardness (mg/L)218.17216.08223.92217.33220.58219.33219.58230.086.9260.56
Bicarbonates (mg/L)377.75405.88403.67402.50427.46405.67399.14400.7015.680.18
Carbonates (mg/L)65.8366.0864.8367.0870.0071.6770.0066.754.530.76
Alkalinity (mg/L)443.58b471.96b468.50b469.58b497.46a477.33b467.81b459.33b14.550.04
pH8.298.198.308.228.328.258.178.180.080.46
Dissolved oxygen (mg/L)6.586.966.886.196.926.986.966.860.510.77
Total solids (mg/L)1,490.991,491.701,461.131,493.461,517.731,503.141,492.111,466.0025.670.41
TDS3 (mg/L)1,383.331,376.671,352.501,371.251,393.421,389.921,400.001,385.8323.200.57

Note. 1Dietary treatments = (D1–D8) feeds of different sources, 2SEM = standard error of means, and 3TDS = total dissolved solids. a−eSuperscripts indicate the significant differences among means within a row.