Effect of Stocking Density on Culture Efficiency and Physiological Indicators of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) under Recirculating Water Conditions in Land-Based Round Ponds

Table 2

Effect of stocking density on the nutrient composition of M. salmoides (%, wet weight).

Parameter	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5
Crude protein	19.56 ± 1.24^b	20.71 ± 0.35^ab	21.87 ± 0.12^a	19.91 ± 0.33^b	20.99 ± 0.33^ab
Crude fat	1.35 ± 0.31	1.69 ± 0.73	2.28 ± 0.91	1.37 ± 0.02	1.65 ± 0.31
Moisture	78.19 ± 0.11	77.69 ± 0.45	77.51 ± 0.62	78.84 ± 1.00	78.02 ± 0.16
Ash	1.28 ± 0.06^ab	1.40 ± 0.01^a	1.33 ± 0.04^ab	1.22 ± 0.08^b	1.35 ± 0.11^ab
Liver fat	5.08 ± 0.65^a	4.93 ± 0.01^a	3.94 ± 0.43^ab	3.82 ± 0.15^b	3.77 ± 0.35^b