Table 4 Growth and feed utilization parameters of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed on normal and high fat diets supplemented with low and high dose of clenbuterol at both level of dietary fat for 8 weeks.

17.42 ± 0.63

17.25 ± 0.16

17.25 ± 0.05

17.13 ± 0.03

17.21 ± .07

17.29 ± 0.18

35.80 ± 0.80^ab

34.45 ± 0.67^ac

33.49 ± 047^bc

32.29 ± 0.70^c

36.03 ± 0.32^ab

36.39 ± 0.72^a

0.5397

0.1701

< 0.0001

18.38 ± 0.94^a

17.20 ± 0.52^ab

16.24 ± 0.24^ab

15.17 ± 0.85^b

18.83 ± 0.72^a

19.10 ± .53^a

0.4521

0.1947

0.0004

28.20 ± 0.09^a

36.10 ± 0.54^ab

35.50 ± 0.09^ab

36.40 ± 1.06^ab

38.10 ± 0.67^a

38.10 ± 0.40^a

0.0623

0.6941

0.0018

1.11 ± 0.05

1.06 ± 0.04

1.02 ± 0.04

0.97 ± 0.09

1.13 ± 0.23

1.14 ± 0.03

0.999

0.632

0.2774

2.08 ± 0.09

2.10 ± 0.07

2.19 ± 0.05

2.41 ± 0.14

2.09 ± 0.43

2.00 ± 0.08

0.741

0.5604

0.281

1.60 ± 0.07^a

1.58 ± 0.03^a

1.52 ± 0.01^a

1.33 ± 0.05^b

1.63 ± 0.01^a

1.67 ± 0.03^a

0.4585

0.0016

< 0.0001

95.83 ± 5.9

100 ± 2.36

100 ± 2.63

91.67 ± 5.3

97.17 ± 5.2

93.33 ± 5.3

0.0409

0.2483

0.7260

2.85 ± 0.14^ab

2.91 ± 0.12^a

2.19 ± 0.20^b

3 ± 0.17^a

3.26 ± 0.1^a

2.63 ± 0.13^ab

0.0180

0.0005

0.6132

0.53 ± 0.05^c

0.3 ± 0.05^cd

0.08 ± 0.04^d

1.19 ± 0.06^a

0.93 ± 0.07^b

0.31 ± 0.03^cd

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.0011

14.29 ± 0.62^b

11.67 ± 0.60^bc

3.3 ± 0.65^d

20 ± 0.85^a

9.46 ± 0.5^c

10 ± 0.62^e

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

29.75 ± 0.36^a

22.93 ± 0.47^d

27.47 ± 0.46^bc

28.28 ± 0.40^ab

29.54 ± 0.38^a

26.06 ± 0.50^c

0.0018

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

52 ± 0.58^b

54.82 ± 0.54^a

54.84 ± 0.62^a

48.44 ± 0.49^c

52.11 ± 0.72^b

52.44 ± 0.75^ab

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.6341

10.48 ± 0.43^d

14.29 ± 0.59^bc

14.68 ± 0.54^bc

13.50 ± 0.49^c

16.08 ± 0.72^ab

17.99 ± 0.62^a

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.3846