Table 3 Body weight gain (BWG, g fish−1 day−1) variations existed in the population throughout the study. FD = Feed deprivation and RF = Re feeding.

From: Integrated alternative approaches to select feed-efficient rainbow trout families to enhance the plant protein utilization

Feeding challenge period

FD−/RF + 

FD−/RF−

FD + /RF + 

FD + /RF−

p-Value

First challenge

 BWG

  FD1

−0.22 ± 0.97

−0.56 ± 1.27

−1.79 ± 1.39

−2.74 ± 1.50

2.45E−75***

  RF1

1.84 ± 2.04

1.83 ± 1.64

0.43 ± 0.77

1.01 ± 0.51

4.47E−23***

  FD2

−0.19 ± 1.33

−0.06 ± 1.05

−0.11 ± 1.12

−0.01 ± 0.82

0.45

  RF2

2.06 ± 2.02

1.66 ± 1.58

0.83 ± 2.02

1.11 ± 1.04

1.66E−11***

Second challenge

 BWG

  FD3

−1.61 ± 0.58

−1.7 ± 1.13

−1.46 ± 0.5

−1.45 ± 0.33

0.001442**

  RF3

3.99 ± 2.26

4.15 ± 2.05

4.28 ± 1.75

3.91 ± 2.62

0.0422321*

  FD4

−1.16 ± 2.09

−1.41 ± 1.05

−1.6 ± 1.85

−1.57 ± 2.23

0.093655963

  RF4

7.44 ± 3.48

8.1 ± 1.41

6.94 ± 2.67

7.09 ± 1.77

4.13E−05***

  1. *, **, ***The p value less than 0.05 are significantly different among the four groups.
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