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

Table 4

Biometric parameters of channel catfish subjected to different dietary treatments^a.

	ND	HF	HF + R	HF + GA	HF + B
HSI^b (%)	1.65 ± 0.15^b	1.89 ± 0.17^a	1.61 ± 0.20^bc	1.49 ± 0.15^d	1.59 ± 0.24^c
VSI^c (%)	10.02 ± 0.03^b	11.48 ± 0.05^a	10.00 ± 0.02^b	9.37 ± 0.03^d	9.48 ± 0.01^c
K^d	1.97 ± 0.15^ab	1.93 ± 0.17^c	1.96 ± 0.13^b	1.99 ± 0.13^a	1.96 ± 0.12^b
MFI^e (%)	1.18 ± 0.06^b	1.76 ± 0.02^a	1.17 ± 0.08^b	1.05 ± 0.01^d	1.11 ± 0.2^c

^aData are mean values ± SEM of three replicates. Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly () different. ^bHepatosomatic index (HSI, %) = Hepatopancreas weight (g) × 100/body weight (g). ^cVisceralsomatic index (VSI, %) = Visceral weight (g) × 100/body weight (g). ^dCondition factor (K, %) = Body weight (g) × 100/body length (cm)³. ^eMesenteric fat index (MFI, %) = Mesenteric fat weight (g) × 100/body weight (g).