Table 1 Survival and growth performance of northern snakehead in the different groups (mean ± S.D. of three replications).

From: Dietary soybean meal affects intestinal homoeostasis by altering the microbiota, morphology and inflammatory cytokine gene expression in northern snakehead

Groups

Initial body weight (W0, g)

Final body weight (Wt, g)

Weight gain rate (WGR, %)

Specific growth rate (SGR, %)

Survival rate (%)

G1

8.68 ± 0.09

40.35 ± 2.52a

364.86 ± 17.86a

2.44 ± 0.16a

88.00 ± 2.30a

G2

8.58 ± 0.06

38.75 ± 3.28ab

351.44 ± 16.99a

2.39 ± 0.10a

86.67 ± 1.33a

G3

8.61 ± 0.12

33.59 ± 2.72b

290.08 ± 13.90b

2.16 ± 0.09b

86.67 ± 4.62a

G4

8.66 ± 0.12

25.25 ± 2.43c

191.77 ± 10.89c

1.70 ± 0.11c

88.00 ± 2.30a

  1. Means shown on the same line with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05) according to Tukey’s test.