Plant-Based Additivities Improved the Growth Performance and Immune Response, and Mitigated the Inflammatory Signalling in Channel Catfish Fed a High-Fat Diet

Table 3

Growth performance and feed utilization of juvenile channel catfish subjected to different dietary treatments^a.

	ND	HF	HF + R	HF + GA	HF + B
IBW^b (g)	20.54 ± 0.10	20.50 ± 0.20	20.48 ± 0.15	20.50 ± 0.10	20.52 ± 0.19
SR^c (%)	100	100	100	100	100
FBW^d (g)	43.28 ± 0.57^c	33.88 ± 0.73^d	43.11 ± 0.61^c	55.87 ± 0.65^a	48.55 ± 59^b
BWG^e (%)	110.71 ± 0.64^c	64.41 ± 0.54^d	110.69 ± 0.66^c	172.54 ± 0.0.73^a	136.60 ± 0.48^b
SGR^f (% day^−1)	1.66 ± 0.04^c	1.14 ± 0.03^d	1.68 ± 0.04^c	2.23 ± 0.04^a	1.93 ± 0.02^b
TFI^g (g/fish)	41.33 ± 0.41	43.08 ± 0.89	42.47 ± 0.98	39.50 ± 0.99	38.02 ± 0.77
FCR^h	1.82 ± 0.07^bc	3.18 ± 0.09^a	1.87 ± 0.09^b	1.12 ± 0.05^d	1.35 ± 0.08^cd

^aData are mean values ± SEM of three replicates. Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly () different. ^bInitial body weight. ^cSurvival rate. ^dFinal body weight. ^eBody weight gain. ^fSpecific growth rate. ^gTotal feed intake. ^hFeed conversion ratio. Survival rate (SR, %) = 100 × (Number of fish at the end/Number of fish at the start of the experiment). Body weight gain (BWG, %) = 100 × (Final body weight (g) − Initial body weight (g))/Initial body weight (g). Total feed intake (TFI, g fish-1) = Dry feed intake in each tank (g)/Number of fishes in the tank. Specific growth rate (SGR, % day⁻¹) = (Ln Final body weight − Ln Initial body weight) × 100/Duration of feeding (days). Feed conversion rate (FCR) = total intake (g)/(Final body weight–Initial body weight).