Table 2 Effects of infection with P. vulgaris and E. meningoseptica on growth performance of Chinese soft-shelled turtles.

From: Investigation of Proteus vulgaris and Elizabethkingia meningoseptica invasion on muscle oxidative stress and autophagy in Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

 

NC

Lb18

Lb18 + NAC

Initial body weight (g)

99.83 ± 1.78

100.06 ± 1.96

99.94 ± 1.77

Final body weight (g)

124.11 ± 2.43c

95.96 ± 2.96a

105.73 ± 2.28b

HSI (%)

3.36 ± 0.18b

3.04 ± 0.16a

2.94 ± 0.13a

SR (%)

100 ± 0.00b

88.89 ± 0.04a

95.56 ± 0.05b

  1. Values represent the mean ± S.E. (n = 3 replicate tanks), all turtles were sampled for each tank. Values within the same row having different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).
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