Table 3 Growth performance parameters for different aquatic animal species used in the first and second cycles of the study.
Species | IBW (g/animal) | FBW(g/animal) | WG (g/animal) | SGR (% day) | S# | |||||
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First cycle | Second cycle | First cycle | Second cycle | First cycle | Second cycle | First cycle | Second cycle | First cycle | Second cycle | |
Nile tilapia | 28.30 ± 1.22 | 20.4 ± 1.70 | 221.00 ± 1.78b | 275.65 ± 2.14a | 192.7 ± 1.77b | 255.25 ± 1.73a | 1.40 ± 0.21b | 1.77 ± 0.30a | 92 | 95 |
Catfish | 161.00 ± 26.40 | 131.27 ± 7.60 | 788.30 ± 5.10b | 815.65 ± 8.20a | 627.3 ± 5.11b | 684.38 ± 8.10a | 1.08 ± 0.31b | 1.24 ± 0.22a | 97 | 99 |
Mullets | 3.20 ± 0.010 | 5.3 ± 0.01 | 85.80 ± 2.10b | 117.34 ± 1.69a | 82.60 ± 2.11b | 112.04 ± 1.70a | 2.24 ± 0.90b | 2.11 ± 0.17a | 38 | 51 |
Prawn | 0.29 ± 0.010 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 15.90 ± 1.70b | 25.89 ± 0.56a | 15.61 ± 1.70b | 25.69 ± 0.61a | 2.72 ± 0.71b | 3.31 ± 0.32a | 28 | 27 |
Mussels | 214.46 ± 15.20 | 125.34 ± 13.40 | 486.5 ± 15.60a | 487.14 ± 26.1b | 272.04 ± 15.2b | 361.8 ± 36.20a | 0.59 ± 0.15b | 0.92 ± 0.42a | 67 | 66 |