Table 4 Proximate composition (g/kg) of the whole carcass of shrimp*.

From: Freshwater microalgae (Schizochytrium sp.) as a substitute to fish oil for shrimp feed

 

Experimental diets

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Moisture

782.3 ± 3.2a

757.7 ± 3.0b

757.3 ± 2.7b

755.0 ± 2.7b

753.7 ± 4.7b

759.3 ± 1.2b

755.0 ± 2.5b

754.0 ± 0.3b

Crude protein

213.0 ± 3.2b

213.0 ± 2.5b

211.0 ± 8.8b

222.7 ± 8.7a

230.7 ± 4.6a

210.0 ± 5.4b

216.3 ± 1.8ab

212.7 ± 6.8b

Crude lipid

17.8 ± 2.4

16.8 ± 4.6

20.0 ± 2.5

16.3 ± 5.6

15.2 ± 2.0

13.4 ± 3.5

14.3 ± 3.4

19.2 ± 2.5

Crude ash

16.1 ± 0.9a

12.6 ± 2.2b

14.1 ± 0.5b

14.5 ± 0.5b

14.2 ± 1.5b

15.3 ± 0.9b

15.1 ± 1.7b

14.0 ± 0.8b

  1. *Values are mean ± SE of three replicates per group. Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different.