Table 4 The effects on the body index of channel catfish fed transgenic soybeans (n = 25).

From: Safety assessment of subchronic feeding of insect-resistant and herbicide-resistant transgenic soybeans to juvenile channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Items

Soybean type species

P

JACK

DBN9004

DBN8002

Dongsheng3

Dongsheng7

Dongsheng9

HSI/%

1.44 ± 0.33

1.36 ± 0.08

1.24 ± 0.17

1.26 ± 0.13

1.32 ± 0.35

1.25 ± 0.08

0.864

VSI/%

11.11 ± 0.31a

12.35 ± 0.12b

11.38 ± 0.65a

11.72 ± 0.48ab

12.50 ± 0.56b

10.90 ± 0.20a

0.003

CF/g/cm3

1.51 ± 0.02

1.50 ± 0.03

1.54 ± 0.10

1.52 ± 0.03

1.50 ± 0.07

1.50 ± 0.01

0.909

  1. HSI, Hepatosomatic index; VSI, viscerosomatic index; CF, condition factor.
  2. p < 0.05 indicates significant differences among the six experimental groups.
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